5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Early hip fracture surgery within 24 hours for patients on DOACs is safe and does not lead to greater hemoglobin decrease compared to delayed surgery.

• 2

  The study analyzed 875 patients aged 70 and older, comparing outcomes of early surgery (n=504) and delayed surgery (n=371) across five trauma centers.

• 3

  Median hemoglobin decrease was 0.6 mmol/L in the early surgery cohort versus 0.9 mmol/L in the delayed cohort, showing a significant difference.

• 4

  Early surgery was linked to a shorter hospital stay, with a median of 6 days compared to 8 days for delayed surgery.

• 5

  No significant differences were found in mortality rates or blood transfusion needs between the early and delayed surgery groups.