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Table 1 Demographic & clinical characteristics of orally anticoagulated trauma patients

From: The Anticoagulated trauma patient in the age of the direct oral anticoagulants: a Canadian perspective

 

Warfarin

DOACs

Age

77.5

75.6

Male Gender

55.6%

37%

Indication for anticoagulation

 Atrial fibrillation

76%

74%

 Thromboembolism

3.7%

0

 Prosthetic heart valves

1.9%

0

 Unknown

18.5%

16%

 Clopidogrel use

5.5%

3.7%

Mechanism of Injury

 Motor vehicle collision

14.8%

18.5%

 Fall

76%

55.5%

 Pedestrian Struck

3.7%

14.8%

 Penetrating

0

3.7%

 Other

5.6%

7.4%