PERIOPERATIVE ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT

Course overview

MANAGEMENT OF PERIOPERATIVE ANTICOAGULATION REQUIRES AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE DURATION AND DISCONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION OF ANTICOAGULATION. PARENTERAL ANTICOAGULATION DURING TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION MAY BE REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BASED ON THE PATIENT'S AND PROCEDURE'S INDIVIDUALIZED RISKS AND BENEFITS. THIS ACTIVITY EXPLAINS THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF ANTICOAGULATION FOR PATIENTS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION UNDERGOING NON-CARDIAC SURGERY.