From Standard to Escalated Anticoagulant Prophylaxis in Fractured Older Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Undergoing Accelerated Orthopedic Surgery

From Standard to Escalated Anticoagulant Prophylaxis in Fractured Older Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Undergoing Accelerated Orthopedic Surgery

Proximal femoral fractures in older adults are not uncommon and represent a great challenge for orthopedic surgeons because of the high risks of complications. In the COVID-19 panorama, fractures occurring in infected older adults become an even more intricate task because of concomitant metabolic d...

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Main Authors: Paolo Perazzo, Riccardo Giorgino, Matteo Briguglio, Martina Zuffada, Riccardo Accetta, Laura Mangiavini, Giuseppe M. Peretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
femoral fractures
anticoagulants
low-molecular-weight heparin
COVID-19 drug treatment
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.566770/full

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