Why the study?
How should anticoagulation be managed in patients on long-term warfarin undergoing elective surgery?
How should anticoagulation be managed in patients on long-term warfarin undergoing elective surgery?
Most patients on long-term warfarin can safely stop it 5 days prior to elective surgery without the need for heparin bridging.
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Supports simplified perioperative warfarin management; leaves open need for RCTs in high-risk subgroups.
Jaffer et al. (2003) studied this question.
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