RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 When patients on warfarin need surgery
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 973
OP 984
VO 70
IS 11
A1 Jaffer, Amir K.
A1 Brotman, Daniel J.
A1 Chukwumerije, Nkem
YR 2003
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/11/973.abstract
AB When a patient who has been taking warfarin long-term needs to undergo surgery, how to manage his or her anticoagulation is controversial. We believe most patients should stop taking warfarin 5 days before elective surgery, and most do not need to receive heparin in the perioperative period as a bridge to surgery.