title: The management of patients on anticoagulants prior to cutaneous surgery: case report of a thromboembolic complication, review of the literature, and evidence-based recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore, Md. From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
authors.forename: Marwan R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khalifeh
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Redett
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D019090:Case Management; D000075202:Contraindications; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000209:etiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin; D001241:Aspirin