Wednesday, February 13, 2019

GUIDANCE FOR ANTICOAGULATION REVERSAL

This fact sheet provides clinical guidance for the administration of reversal agents, when needed, for patients on anticoagulation for any indication.

Reversal of anticoagulants may be required for a life-threatening or critical site bleed, or in situations in which bleeding cannot be controlled with other measures.   JACC 2018-Summary 

Trauma patient and cardiac surgery patient may benefit from TEG, but interpretation on anticoagulants can be difficult.

The full recommendation from JACC 2018 can be found here

These Pocket Guidelines in PDF are also quite helpful on the fly:  Clinical Practice Guide on Antithrombotic Drug Dosing and Management of Antithrombotic DrugAssociated Bleeding Complications in Adults February 2014*
by the American Society of Hematology

In Memory of a Giant in Anticoagulation and Hemophilia, Professor Harold Roberts. Attached is his Berry Hill Lecture at UNC Chapel Hill from 2003


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