Table 2

Study characteristics and baseline demographic characteristics of patients with hip fracture who received a direct oral anticoagulant before or after implementation of a vitamin K antagonist–reversal protocol, and of patients who did not receive an anticoagulant (control)

StudyStudy designInclusion criteriaReversal protocolNo. of patientsAge, mean ± SD (range), yrFemale sex, no. of patients
ControlDOACControlDOACControlDOAC
Schermann et al.,20 2019
 CRIFRetrospective cohortProximal hip fracture24–36 h delay: rivaroxaban, apixaban; 12–24 h delay: dabigatran9776082.7 ± 886.1 ± 5.776244
 HARetrospective cohortProximal hip fracture24–36 h delay: rivaroxaban, apixaban; 12–24 h delay: dabigatran4892982.8 ± 7.686.2 ± 7.133516
Schuetze et al.,29 2019Retrospective cohortInter- or subtrochanteric hip fractureSurgery within 24 h of admission, no reversal14652NRNRNRNR
Franklin et al.,14 2018Retrospective cohortHip fracture, 60–89 yr of ageSurgery within 48 h of admission, no reversal7619NRNR328
Mullins et al.,27 2018Retrospective cohortHip fractureNo time delay to surgery, no reversal626385 (66–100)NRNR47
Weighted total, no. (%)NANANA175022382.886.11542 (73.2)171 (67.3)
  • CRIF = closed reduction internal fixation; DOAC = direct oral anticoagulant; HA = hemiarthroplasty; NA = not available; NR = not recorded; SD = standard deviation.