Abstract
When a patient who has been taking warfarin long-term needs to undergo surgery, how to manage his or her anticoagulation is controversial. We believe most patients should stop taking warfarin 5 days before elective surgery, and most do not need to receive heparin in the perioperative period as a bridge to surgery.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
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Atrial Fibrillation / therapy
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Clinical Protocols
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Comorbidity
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Perioperative Care
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Risk Assessment
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Surgical Procedures, Operative*
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Thromboembolism / epidemiology
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Thromboembolism / prevention & control
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Vitamin K / therapeutic use
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Warfarin / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Anticoagulants
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
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Vitamin K
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Warfarin