Why the study?
Does early surgery compared to late surgery increase haemoglobin drop in patients with proximal femur fracture on clopidogrel?
Population
31 surgical patients with proximal femur fracture on clopidogrel (n=28) or dipyridamole (n=3)
Comparison
Early surgery vs Late surgery (>48 hours from admission to theatre)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Early surgery associated with greater haemoglobin drop in clopidogrel-treated proximal femur fractures; leaves open optimal timing pending randomized data.
Does early surgery compared to late surgery increase haemoglobin drop in patients with proximal femur fracture on clopidogrel?
Early surgery for proximal femur fracture in patients on clopidogrel is associated with a greater drop in haemoglobin compared to delayed surgery.
Nwachuku et al. (2011) studied this question.
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