title: Hemostatic management of patients undergoing ear-nose-throat surgery.
abstract: Perioperative hemostatic management is increasingly important in the field of otolaryngology. This review summarizes the key elements of perioperative risk stratification, thromboprophylaxis and therapies for bridging of antithrombotic treatment. It gives practical advice based on the current literature with focus on patients undergoing ENT surgery.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Section of Transfusion Medicine, University Medicine of Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Medicine of Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaftan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Medicine of Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hosemann
authors.affiliation: Institute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Section of Transfusion Medicine, University Medicine of Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greinacher
keywords: anticoagulation; bleeding risk; platelet inhibition; thromboprophylaxis; thrombosis risk