Table 4

Perioperative surgical outcomes for patients who received or did not receive a direct oral anticoagulant

StudyTime to surgery, mean ± SD (range), hSurgical duration, mean ± SD,* hChange in postoperative hemoglobin level, mean ± SD (range), g/LChange in postoperative hemoglobin level, mean, %pRBC transfusion, no. of patients30-day mortality, no. of patients
ControlDOACControlDOACControlDOACControlDOACControlDOACControlDOAC
Schermann et al., (20) 2019
 CRIF31.2 ± 22.240.2 ± 26.9110.7 ± 48.9NRNR24.022.6775434
 HA36.3 ± 25.842.3 ± 27.3126.2 ± 39.8NRNR21.021.7363302
Schuetze et al., (29) 20198.2 (1.3–23.9)9.5 (2.3–24.0)NRNRNRNRNRNR2420NRNR
Franklin et al., (14) 201821.4 ± 12.428.9 ± 11.893.5 ± 44.282.7 ± 37.930 ± 2.032 ± 1.4NRNR625121
Mullins et al., (27) 201819 (3–44)*19 (7–64)*NRNR23 (1–47)23 (0–49)NRNR61151
Weighted total, no. (%)30.229.3114.8120.929.229.323.022.3149 (8.6)64 (29.1)90 (5.6)8 (4.7)
  • CRIF = closed reduction internal fixation; DOAC = direct oral anticoagulant; HA = hemiarthroplasty; NR = not recorded; pRBC = packed red blood cells; SD = standard deviation.

  • * Reported as median and range.

  • Weighted mean does not include the study by Mullins and colleagues. (27)