… the published major developments in oral anticoagulant reversal since the seminal warfarin
… deal with oral anticoagulant reversal in major hemorrhage and the need for urgent surgery. …

… However, evidence regarding urgent perioperative management of elderly patients with hip
fracture who take oral anticoagulants (vitamin K antagonists or direct oral anticoagulants) is …

… on patients experiencing unplanned emergent or urgent surgery/procedure or trauma. …
oral anticoagulant therapy for an urgent procedure/surgery in patients on oral anticoagulant …

… an algorithm for anticoagulant-associated bleeding and urgent surgery, … Decisions regarding
reversal agents or postponing surgery are … are linked to oral anticoagulant treatment [3]. The …

… long-term oral anticoagulant therapy and the availability of new oral anticoagulants (OACs), …
As a consequence, an increasing number of patients will need perioperative anticoagulant …

… Why is the need for these tests so urgent? Quantification of … decisions about the timing of
urgent surgery or interventions, or when … In urgent situations, clinicians may administer reversal …

… We will describe the management of urgent surgery that has to be performed within 48
hours in cases with a risk of bleeding, followed by severe bleeding occurring in patients treated …

… Our results show that patients presenting with hip fracture taking oral anticoagulant
medications, whether VKA or DOAC, have longer delays to urgent surgery compared to those who …

Purpose of Review The purpose of this review was to offer practical management strategies
for when patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants require elective surgery or present with …

… However, the measurement of an antico‑ agulant effect of these drugs is helpful in patients
who present with serious bleeding or who require urgent surgery or intervention. The …