Association Between Use of Antithrombotic Medication and Hematuria-Related Complications.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Antithrombotic medications are among the most commonly prescribed medications.

Objective

To characterize rates of hematuria-related complications among patients taking antithrombotic medications.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based, retrospective cohort study including all citizens in Ontario, Canada, aged 66 years and older between 2002 and 2014. The final follow-up date was December 31, 2014.

Exposures

Receipt of an oral anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication.

Main outcomes and measures

Hematuria-related complications, defined as emergency department visit, hospitalization, or a urologic procedure to investigate or manage gross hematuria.

Results

Among 2 518 064 patients, 808 897 (mean [SD] age, 72.1 [6.8] years; 428 

SUBMITTER: Wallis CJD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5818855 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature