Hidden blood loss after proximal femur fractures fixation: analysis of the first three postoperative days and influence of anticoagulants
Jorge Mayor, Marcel Winkelmann, Lea-Sophie Schwinn, Hür Özbek, Gökmen Aktas, Tarek Omar-Pacha, Swantje Oberthür, Rike-Herta Krammig, Axel Gänsslen, Stephan Sehmisch, Jan-Dierk Clausen · 2026
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Jorge Mayor and co-authors present a 2026 study on blood that vanishes without a visible wound after hip fracture surgery. Hidden blood loss seeps into tissues and quietly deepens anemia in older patients. The team reviewed 260 patients, all at least 65, whose thigh bone fractures were fixed at a major trauma center between 2020 and 2022.
Total loss, estimated from hemoglobin shifts and body blood volume, came to a median of about 1,184 milliliters over the first three days. A quarter of patients lost more than 1,675 milliliters. Blood thinners taken before surgery, higher body weight, and longer operations each predicted heavier loss. The analysis separates who needs closer watching and earlier transfusion planning. Hidden loss, the authors stress, belongs in every hip fracture budget.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jorge Mayor, Marcel Winkelmann, Lea-Sophie Schwinn, Hür Özbek, Gökmen Aktas, Tarek Omar-Pacha, Swantje Oberthür, Rike-Herta Krammig, Axel Gänsslen, Stephan Sehmisch, Jan-Dierk Clausen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |