Key result
General recommendations are provided for managing patients taking anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors prior to dermatologic surgery to address the risk of hemorrhagic complications.
Why the study?
How should patients taking anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors be managed prior to dermatologic surgery to minimize hemorrhagic complications?
Population
Patients taking anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors prior to dermatologic surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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May guide clinicians on anticoagulant management in cutaneous surgery; leaves open need for prospective studies to establish guidelines.
How should patients taking anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors be managed prior to dermatologic surgery to minimize hemorrhagic complications?
This review provides general recommendations for the perioperative management of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in patients undergoing dermatologic surgery.
Goldsmith et al. (1993) conducted a review in Patients taking anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors prior to dermatologic surgery. Management of anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors was evaluated. General recommendations are provided for managing patients taking anticoagulants and platelet inhibitors prior to dermatologic surgery to address the risk of hemorrhagic complications.
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