title: Surgery on patients receiving anticoagulants.
abstract: Patients on anticoagulants may undergo surgery if the anticoagulants are carefully controlled and if contraindications are respected. Patients being treated for thromboembolism should have their clotting times maintained at close to two times normal levels if they are on heparin, or their prothrombin times similarly maintained if they are an oral anticoagulants.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011817:Rabbits; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin