The following is a topic discussion geared towards understanding the perioperative management of anticoagulation for surgical intervention. These are management strategies that are geared towards pharmacy interventions, however apply to all major interventions that a patient on chronic anticoagulation may undergo.
Recommendations are primarily made per the CHEST guidelines for the perioperative management of anticoagulation, with references to the American Society of Hematology, and other primary literature and / or clinical trials.
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