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Withholding anticoagulation in patients requiring elective surgery poses a challenge due to thrombosis risk, highlighting the need for prospective studies to guide optimal care.
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This editorial highlights the clinical challenge and lack of evidence regarding the optimal management of anticoagulation interruption in high-risk patients undergoing elective surgery.
Michael D. Ezekowitz (2004) conducted an editorial in Patients on anticoagulation requiring elective surgery. Withholding anticoagulation was evaluated. Withholding anticoagulation in patients requiring elective surgery poses a challenge due to thrombosis risk, highlighting the need for prospective studies to guide optimal care.
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