title: Perioperative management of anticoagulation in elective surgery.
abstract: Surgeons commonly need to treat patients receiving anticoagulant and anti-platelet therapy. This requires risk assessment and management to balance minimization of bleeding complications and avoidance of further ischaemic or thrombotic events. This review considers the evidence available to guide management of patients on anti-platelet and anticoagulant therapy, including some of the new classes of anti-platelets and anticoagulants which clinicians may be less familiar with.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Jo-Lyn
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazargan
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000991:Antithrombins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D000069604:Dabigatran; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D028761:Withholding Treatment; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D000991:Antithrombins; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D015091:beta-Alanine; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D000069604:Dabigatran; D013988:Ticlopidine
keywords: anti-platelet agent; anticoagulant; haemorrhage; perioperative; surgery