3 results
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
For patients on warfarin ... table ... inhibitor) • Apixaban ... #pharmacology # ... preop
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Early warfarin therapy ... - Rivaroxaban, apixaban ... heparin - Other anticoagulants ... Supratherapeutic warfarin ... #diagnosis #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... /MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... and DOAC • Planning ... management #cardiology #treatment