We don't have good data about the benefit of perioperative heparin, whereas we are getting increasingly more evidence that perioperative heparin certainly comes with a risk. "If there's an overriding ...
Many patients who take warfarin (Coumadin) for atrial fibrillation (AF) or cardiac valve pathology must discontinue anticoagulant therapy prior to surgery. Is it safe to suspend the Coumadin for a few ...
Cutaneous surgery, particularly for skin cancer removal and subsequent reconstruction, demands a careful equilibrium between minimising thromboembolic risk and managing perioperative haemorrhage.