This review outlines the perioperative management of surgical patients receiving oral anticoagulants or venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
May guide individualized perioperative decisions; leaves open standardization of bridging protocols pending prospective trials.
Anticoagulants have many different applications in surgical patients. This review covers the management of patients on oral anticoagulation and aspects of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism that affect perioperative care, including the implications for regional anaesthesia. New development in cardiac anaesthesia and monitoring of anticoagulation are also discussed.
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