Journal article
Physician Preferences for Perioperative Anticoagulation in Patients With a Mechanical Heart Valve Who Are Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine physicians' anticoagulation preferences in patients with a mechanical heart valve who are undergoing elective surgery, and to determine the effect of different risks of thromboembolism (TE) and postoperative bleeding on anticoagulation preferences.
DESIGN: Mail survey of physicians who prescribe anticoagulant therapy.
Authors
Douketis JD; Crowther MA; Cherian SS; Kearon CB
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 116, No. 5, pp. 1240–1246
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1999
DOI
10.1378/chest.116.5.1240
ISSN
0012-3692
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAnticoagulantsDecision MakingDrug PrescriptionsElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHeart Valve ProsthesisHeparinHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedPerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesThromboembolism