anticoagulant prophylaxis

When Should I Restart Plavix After Back Surgery?

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When Should I Restart Plavix After Back Surgery? Head and neck surgeries are considered high-risk bleeding procedures. It is recommended that warfarin be resumed 12 to 24 hours after surgery; rivaroxaban, apixaban, and dabigatran can be resumed two to three days postoperatively; aspirin and clopidogrel can be resumed 24 hours after surgery (Laryngoscope. When should

When Do You Start Anticoagulation After Surgery?

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When Do You Start Anticoagulation After Surgery? In general, apixaban can be restarted one day after a low/moderate bleeding risk procedure and two days after a high bleeding risk procedure. Since apixaban has a rapid onset of action, caution should be used in patients who have had major surgery or other procedures associated with a