Journal article
Effect of standardized perioperative dabigatran interruption on the residual anticoagulation effect at the time of surgery or procedure
Abstract
ESSENTIALS: Anticoagulants need to be stopped preprocedure so there is little or no remaining anticoagulant effect. We assessed the residual anticoagulant effect with standardized interruption for patients on dabigatran. With this protocol, 80-86% of patients had no residual anticoagulant effect at the time of a procedure. A standardized perioperative dabigatran protocol appears to be safe, but requires further study.
BACKGROUND: In patients …
Authors
Douketis JD; Wang G; Chan N; Eikelboom JW; Syed S; Barty R; Moffat KA; Spencer FA; Blostein M; Schulman S
Journal
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 89–97
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2016
DOI
10.1111/jth.13178
ISSN
1538-7933