Preoperative Warfarin Reversal for Early Hip Fracture Surgery

Purpose. To evaluate our hospital protocol of low-dose vitamin K titration for preoperative warfarin reversal for early hip fracture surgery. Methods. Records of 16 men and 33 women aged 63 to 93 (mean, 81) years who were taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation (n=40), venous thromboembolism (n=9),...

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Main Authors: Thomas Steven Moores, Alastair Beaven, Andrew Edwin Cattell, Charles Baker, Philip John Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901502300108