Regional anaesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic and antiplatelet therapy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Horlocker, T T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

anticoagulants; blood; complications; epidural; haemorrhage; spinal

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DABIGATRAN; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER REMOVAL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HEPARINIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL HEMATOMA; THERAPY DELAY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 83455236269     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer381     Document Type: Article

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