Perioperative Management of the Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants

Perioperative Management of the Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants

Since the 1950s, warfarin has been the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant in the prevention of stroke-related thromboembolism. Beginning in 2008, direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) began to replace warfarin. Although the DOACs had a greater safety profile, approved reversal agentsfor use...

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Veröffentlicht in:AANA journal 2019-08, Vol.87 (4), p.325-331
Hauptverfasser: Kane, Terri D, Tubog, Tito D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Administration, Oral
Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Blood platelets
Cardiac arrhythmia
Hemorrhage
Humans
Joint surgery
Laboratories
Muscle contraction
Nurse Anesthetists
Nursing
Nursing Process
Pharmaceuticals
Prevention
Smooth muscle
Stroke
Thromboembolism
Venous Thromboembolism - nursing
Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:Since the 1950s, warfarin has been the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant in the prevention of stroke-related thromboembolism. Beginning in 2008, direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) began to replace warfarin. Although the DOACs had a greater safety profile, approved reversal agentsfor use in emergent/excessive hemorrhage did not exist. This course reviews the perioperative management of the DOACs.
ISSN:0094-6354
2162-5239