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Open Access 01-09-2015 | Letter to the Editor

An evidence-based warfarin management protocol reduces surgical delay in hip fracture patients

Authors: M. Diament, W. G. P. Eardley

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 3/2015

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We read with interest the work of Ahmed et al. [1] regarding anticoagulation reversal in the hip fracture population. Whilst congratulating the authors on the clarity of their protocol, we would like, if we may, to highlight a number of areas we feel require further explanation. …

Ahmed I, Khan MA, Nayak V, Mohsen A (2014) An evidence-based warfarin management protocol reduces surgical delay in hip fracture patients. J Orthop Traumatol. 15(1):21–27PubMedPubMedCentralCrossRef

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Al-Ani AN, Samuelsson B, Tidermark J et al (2008) Early operation on patients with a hip fracture improved the ability to return to independent living. A prospective study of 850 patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am 90(7):1436–1442PubMedCrossRef

Title: An evidence-based warfarin management protocol reduces surgical delay in hip fracture patients
Authors: M. Diament
W. G. P. Eardley
Publication date: 01-09-2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1590-9921
Electronic ISSN: 1590-9999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-015-0351-1

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