title: Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Medications in Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Interventions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many radiologists are unfamiliar with the new antithrombogenic medications and how to modify patient management before nonvascular percutaneous procedures performed in a radiology department. In this article, we review the indications for use, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, dosing, and recommendations for periprocedural management of patients using these medications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To improve patient safety, radiologists involved in percutaneous procedures should have knowledge of the antithrombotics that will be encountered routinely in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: Tracy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Jaffe
authors.affiliation: 2 Center for Medication Policy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raiff
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: Charles Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015641:Radiography, Interventional
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
keywords: anticoagulant; antiplatelet; percutaneous; procedure