Management of anticoagulation therapy in the perioperative patient.
With the increasing use of oral anticoagulation therapy the appropriate management of perioperative anticoagulation is of surgical importance. There is a delicate balance between the risk of a perioperative thromboembolic event and the risk of operative bleeding from anticoagulation. Whilst there are a range of options available to the clinician, there appears to be no precise agreement about how to best manage this problem.
UCL institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP.
Baljinder
B
Dhinsa
Wasim S
WS
Khan
Hiteshkumar
H
Tailor
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000925:Anticoagulants