The impact of antithrombotic therapy on surgical delay and 2-year mortality in older patients with hip fracture: a prospective observational study

Key summary points Aim Effect of oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatment in older patients requiring surgical treatment for hip fracture. Findings The oral anticoagulant or high-dose antiplatelet treatments are significantly associated with an increase in the waiting time to surgery and the mean length of stay. Those treatments also showed a higher rate of some immediate postsurgical medical complications. Message Hip fracture patients following previous oral anticoagulant treatment have a higher 2-year mortality rate, but we could not demonstrate an effect on early mortality.