Why the study?
Does clopidogrel therapy during the perioperative period increase blood transfusion exposures in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures undergoing surgery?
Population
Elderly patients with femoral neck fractures undergoing surgery (14 case series with controls)
Comparison
Clopidogrel therapy during the perioperative… vs Control group
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Early surgery on clopidogrel-treated hip fracture patients may be safe; leaves open need for randomized trials before practice change.
Does clopidogrel therapy during the perioperative period increase blood transfusion exposures in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures undergoing surgery?
Early surgery for hip fractures in patients on clopidogrel appears safe without a statistically significant increase in blood transfusion requirements, suggesting clopidogrel should not be withheld perioperatively.
Soo et al. (2016) studied this question.
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