Why the study?
Does clopidogrel use on admission worsen clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for acute proximal hip fractures?
Population
135 patients with acute proximal hip fractures
Comparison
Clopidogrel on admission (n=21) vs Not on clopidogrel (n=114)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support early hip fracture surgery on clopidogrel without excess bleeding; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Does clopidogrel use on admission worsen clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for acute proximal hip fractures?
Continuing clopidogrel in patients with acute proximal hip fractures does not appear to worsen postoperative bleeding or mortality, suggesting early surgery is safe.
Sim et al. (2009) studied this question.
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