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Perioperative management of anticoagulation in elective surgery
Author(s) -
McKenzie JoLyn,
Douglas Genevieve,
Bazargan Ali
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.12171
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , anticoagulant therapy , anticoagulant , blood management , intensive care medicine , surgery
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.