Tiny study sheds little light on blood thinner bleeding in emergency surgery
NCT ID NCT04216394
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study aimed to compare bleeding risks in emergency surgery patients taking different blood thinners (DOACs, warfarin, or antiplatelets). Only 4 people took part, which is far too few to draw any meaningful conclusions. The results are not useful for guiding treatment decisions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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Nov 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Emergency general surgery patient population taking Direct oral anticoagulants
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients who are confirmed to be taking dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, warfarin and antiplatelet therapy (aspirin, clopidogril, ticagrelor) undergoing an urgent or emergent surgical intervention by the emergency general surgery service within 24 hours of arrival to the hospital * 18 years of age or over Exclusion Criteria: * Prisoners * Pregnant patients * Those who received an index operation at an outside facility and were transferred * Under 18 years of age
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
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