title: Standard thromboelastography should not be used to assess candidacy for neuraxial procedures in patients taking P2Y12 inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: *Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. alerner@bidmc.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: Adam B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lerner
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*