Why the study?
Does continuing clopidogrel therapy increase postoperative complications in patients with intracapsular hip fracture undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty?
Population
102 patients with intracapsular hip fracture undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty surgery
Comparison
Perioperative clopidogrel therapy vs No previous clopidogrel exposure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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Should not yet change clopidogrel management; leaves open need for randomized confirmation in hip hemiarthroplasty.
Does continuing clopidogrel therapy increase postoperative complications in patients with intracapsular hip fracture undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty?
Continuing clopidogrel therapy during hip hemiarthroplasty for intracapsular hip fracture does not appear to significantly increase the risk of postoperative bleeding complications or transfusion requirements.
Hossain et al. (2013) studied this question.
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