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How to manage DOACS around surgery?
- Holding
- Bridging
- Reversing
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Holding DOACS BEFORE surgery
- Hold x 1 day before for low bleeding risk: colonoscopy or upper endoscopy
- Hold x 2 days before for high bleeding risk: abdominal or vascular surgery
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Holding DOACS AFTER surgery
- Restart DOACS 1 day after low bleeding risk
- Restart DOACS 2 -3 days after high bleeding risk
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Holding DOACS in pts with decreased renal function
- If CrCl < 50, Hold Pradaxa for 2 days before low bleeding risk
- Hold Pradaxa for 4 days before high bleeding risk
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DOACs with minimal bleeding risk...such as tooth extraction or skin biopsy
- Delay DOACs until 4-6 hours post-op. This means skipping the morning dose of twice daily DOACs
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What is bridging?
- Dont routinely recommend bridging with injectable anticoagulant (Loveno) while DOACs is held
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Reversal agent for factor Xa inhibitors
- Andexxa >< Apixaban (Eliquis) or Rivaroxaban (Xarelto)
- 4 factor prothromnin complex concentrate: Kcentra
- Idarucizumab (Praxbind) >< Dabigatran