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. 2018 Mar 1;153(3):284-285.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3927.

Assessing the Necessity of Stopping Antithrombotic Agents Before Wide-Awake Hand Surgery

Sarah E. Sasor  1 , Tyler A. Evans  1 , Julia A. Cook  1 , Elizabeth A. Lucich  1 , William A. Wooden  1   2 , Sunil S. Tholpady  1   2 , Michael W. Chu  1   2
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Assessing the Necessity of Stopping Antithrombotic Agents Before Wide-Awake Hand Surgery

Sarah E. Sasor et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This review of 304 carpal tunnel release procedures examines the necessity of stopping antithrombotic medications prior to carpal tunnel release surgery.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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