Why the study?
Complications associated with early postpartum therapeutic anticoagulation needed evaluation.
Does early resumption of therapeutic anticoagulation increase complications in postpartum women?
Population
232 consecutive women treated with therapeutic anticoagulation within 96 hours postpartum
Comparison
Early postpartum therapeutic anticoagulation across cesarean vs vaginal deliveries
Design
Multicenter retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
6 weeks postpartum
Authors
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Early resumption may increase postpartum complications; leaves open optimal timing pending randomized trials.
Does early resumption of therapeutic anticoagulation increase complications in postpartum women?
Early resumption of therapeutic anticoagulation postpartum, particularly before 9.25 hours for vaginal and 15.1 hours for cesarean deliveries, is associated with increased hemorrhagic and wound complications.
Côté-Poirier et al. (2020) studied this question.
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