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Perioperative OAC interruption affects many patients; leaves open optimal management strategies for elective procedures.
For patients who are receiving treatment with oral anticoagulants and require an elective operation or other invasive procedure, interrupting anticoagulation is often required. Each year, this common clinical scenario affects approximately one in six patients on oral anticoagulation.1,2 The perioperative management of such patients is pertinent to many clinicians, including internists, surgeons, anesthetists, family physicians, and dentists.2,3
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