Consensus statement for management of anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs in patients with hip fracture
- Type
- Resources
- Published
- 13 August 2018
- Healthcare audits
Description
Patients with hip fractures should be operated on within 36 hours of presentation wherever possible. Delaying surgery leads to complications such as pneumonia, pressure sores and increased mortality.
This consensus statement has been written with the intent of giving practical advice on the management of anticoagulants in hip fracture patients so that surgery can proceed safely with the minimum possible delay.
It is intended as a guideline only, and may be a useful framework should individual health boards wish to develop their own, local guideline.
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