In-Hospital Mortality after Bronchoscopy in Patients Receiving Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Those Who Were Not: A Matched-pair Cohort Study Using A Nationwide Japanese Inpatient Database

Objective The number of patients using direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has recently increased. However, the association between DOAC use and bronchoscopy (BS) safety has not been elucidated. This study examined the association between BS and DOAC use and safety. Methods Using data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database from July 1, 2010, to March 31, 2022, patients taking DOACs who underwent BS (n = 603, DOAC group) and those who did not (n = 187,827, non-DOAC group) were...