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Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Perioperative Management ... invasive or surgical procedure ... interruption per treatment ... Perioperative #Management ... #Treatment #pharmacology
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
The management of ... patient undergoing a procedure ... have a general treatment ... diagnosis #algorithm #management ... #treatment #anesthesiology
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Indications for Treatment ... NO Endourologic procedure ... #Indications #Treatment ... #management #UTI
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
months without treatment ... Viral Hepatitis Procedures ... Management ... gastroenterology #management
DOAC Reversal
Emergency surgery or urgent procedure
Stop anticoagulant treatment; volume resuscitation and transfusion as needed
Antidotes:
 • Apixaban,
surgery or urgent procedure ... anticoagulant treatment ... anticoagulant #hematology #management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... weeks after index procedure ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #endoscopy
Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
the first-line treatment ... to treat of 3 #Management ... Instructions #Protocol #Procedure
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
of alternative treatments ... record which treatments ... and/or procedures ... patient blood management ... #preoperative #Management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... during diagnostic procedures ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of ... #treatment
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
diverticulitis) Treatment ... dental, GI, GYN procedures ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management