The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) convened its
Fourth Consensus Conference on Regional Anesthesia and Anticoagulation in conjunction …

Disclaimer: These guidelines for adult and pediatric anticoagulation for extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation are intended for educational use to build the knowledge of …

A new generation of antithrombotic agents has recently emerged. These provide direct
inhibition of either thrombin (factor IIa [FIIa]) or FXa, and are increasingly replacing the …

The management of perioperative bleeding involves multiple assessments and strategies to
ensure appropriate patient care. Initially, it is important to identify those patients with an …

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC s), including the direct thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran, and
the direct factor Xa (FX a) inhibitors, rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban, are approved for …

Oral vitamin K anticoagulation (warfarin, Coumadin, coumarin) has long been used for long-
term treatment and prophylaxis in a variety of clinical settings. Given the unpredictable …

For decades, unfractionated heparin (hereafter, heparin) has been the primary anticoagulant
used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. More recently, however …

Background Traditional coagulation tests are included in emergency guidelines for
management of patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) who experience acute …

Introduction Bivalirudin is an alternative to heparin anticoagulation in infants and children in
the setting of extracorporeal life support (ECLS). While activated partial thromboplastin time …

Essentials• Anticoagulants need to be stopped preprocedure so there is little or no
remaining anticoagulant effect.• We assessed the residual anticoagulant effect with …