Crit Care Nurs Q 2022 Apr-Jun 01;45(2):119-131
Department of Pharmacy, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson (Dr Briete); Department of Pharmacy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas (Dr Towers); Department of Pharmacy, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee (Drs Bone and Cutshall); Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, California (Mr Nair); Department of Pharmacy, Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayette (Dr Steck); and Department of Pharmacy, Mercy Health, Janesville, Wisconsin (Dr Shah).
Management of anticoagulation in individuals undergoing operative procedures is a complex situation. Each case should be assessed individually with proper risk assessment, monitoring, and plan for perioperative and postoperative anticoagulation. Clinical evidence for the management of these patients is relatively scarce, and clinicians are often assessing each individual case with minimal guidance. Read More