Open AccessAssessment of bleeding during minor oral surgical procedures and extraction in patients on anticoagulant therapy
Author(s) -
Sudha Jimson,
Julius Amaldhas,
Sudha Jimson,
I Kannan,
Jkbc Parthiban
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.155862
Subject(s) - medicine , oral anticoagulant , anticoagulant therapy , minor (academic) , oral surgery , surgery , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , political science , law
The risk of postoperative hemorrhage from oral surgical procedures has been a concern in the treatment of patients who are receiving long-term anticoagulation therapy. A study undertaken in our institution to address questions about the amount and severity of bleeding associated with minor outpatient oral surgery procedures by assessing bleeding in patients who did not alter their anticoagulant regimen.