MANAGEMENT OF ANTITHROMBOTICS AROUND GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURES

Course overview

ANTIPLATELETS AND ANTICOAGULANTS ARE USED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK. HOWEVER, WHEN THESE PATIENTS NEED GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURES LIKE ENDOSCOPY, THESE AGENTS INCREASED THE RISK OF BLEEDING RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO HOLDING ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY BEFORE DIFFERENT GASTROINTESTINAL PROCEDURES, AND THE RESUMPTION FOLLOWING THE SAME.