Help Manage Direct Oral Anticoagulants Around Surgery

October 2019

You'll face questions about how to manage direct oral anticoagulants (Eliquis, etc) around an elective procedure or surgery.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) kick in and wear off faster than warfarin...so they need to be managed differently around procedures.

Collaborate with prescribers...and consider these rules of thumb.

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