• Clin. Geriatr. Med. · Feb 2006

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    Perioperative management of oral anticoagulation.

    • Martin O'Donnell and Clive Kearon.
    • McMaster University and Henderson Research Centre, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3, Canada.
    • Clin. Geriatr. Med. 2006 Feb 1; 22 (1): 199-213, xi.

    AbstractBased on an individual assessment of risk factors for arterial or venous thrombosis and the risk of postoperative bleeding, this article outlines the preoperative and postoperative approach to anticoagulant management. Preceding this is a brief description of the therapies most commonly used in the perioperative period. The prevention of arterial thromboembolism is considered separately from the prevention of venous thrombosis.

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