PubMed · 14650471
When patients on warfarin need surgery.
Abstract
When a patient who has been taking warfarin long-term needs to undergo surgery, how to manage his or her anticoagulation is controversial. We believe most patients should stop taking warfarin 5 days before elective surgery, and most do not need to receive heparin in the perioperative period as a bridge to surgery.
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Amir K Jaffer, Daniel J Brotman, Nkem Chukwumerije. 2003. When patients on warfarin need surgery.. https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.70.11.973
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