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Comment
. 2015 Dec;64(12):794-800.

PURLs: Should you bypass anticoagulant "bridging" before and after surgery?

Jennie B Jarrett  1 , Ted Schaffer  1 , Kate Rowland  2
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PURLs: Should you bypass anticoagulant "bridging" before and after surgery?

Jennie B Jarrett et al. J Fam Pract. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Skipping perioperative use of LMWH in low- and moderate-risk patients on warfarin for atrial fibrillation doesn’t increase their risk of stroke or bleeding.

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  • Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
    Douketis JD, Spyropoulos AC, Kaatz S, Becker RC, Caprini JA, Dunn AS, Garcia DA, Jacobson A, Jaffer AK, Kong DF, Schulman S, Turpie AG, Hasselblad V, Ortel TL; BRIDGE Investigators. Douketis JD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Aug 27;373(9):823-33. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501035. Epub 2015 Jun 22. N Engl J Med. 2015. PMID: 26095867 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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