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Falls in ED patients: do elderly patients on direct oral anticoagulants bleed less than those on vitamin K antagonists?

BACKGROUND: Falls from standing are common in the elderly and are associated with a significant risk of bleeding. We have compared the proportional incidence of bleeding complications in patients on either direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) or vitamin K antagonists (VKA). METHODS: Our retrospective c...

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Autores principales: Müller, Martin, Chanias, Ioannis, Nagler, Michael, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K., Sauter, Thomas C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8022425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33823884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00866-6