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Patients were divided into two groups according to their time to surgery and matched with age and ASA score as covariates. The primary outcome of interest was the impact of early surgery on the long-term outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 233 included patients, 102 patients were assigned in each group after propensity score matching. Patients with early surgery had lower in-hospital complication rates (16.0% vs. 26.3%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.077) and a significantly shorter median length of stay (LOS) (11.5 days (IQR 6) vs. 15 days (IQR 6);\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). No difference in the rates of revision surgery (9.8% vs. 5.9%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.298) was observed. Kaplan-Meier curves revealed a significant difference in the mortality rates during the follow-up period (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0057) with lower in-hospital (2.0% vs. 6.9%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.088), 30-day (3.9% vs. 9.8%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.097) and 1-year mortality rates (20.6% vs. 31.4%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.079).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Early surgical fixation of trochanteric femoral fractures in patients on DOAC therapy leads to a significant reduction in the LOS without increasing the risk for peri- and postoperative complications or the risk for revision surgery. 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