SBA 2020: Regional anesthesia guideline for using anticoagulants update

Abstract The development of protocols to prevent perioperative Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and the introduction of increasingly potent antithrombotic drugs have resulted in concerns of increased risk of neuraxial bleeding. Since the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology 2014 guideline, new oral anticoagulant drugs were approved by international regulating agencies, and by ANVISA. Societies and organizations that try to approach concerns through guidelines have presented conflicting perioperative management recommendations. As a response to these issues and to the need for a more rational approach, managements were updated in the present narrative review, and guideline statements made. They were projected to encourage safe and quality patient care, but cannot assure specific results. Like any clinical guide recommendation, they are subject to review as knowledge grows, on specific complications, for example. The objective was to assess safety aspects of regional analgesia and anesthesia in patients using antithrombotic drugs, such as: possible technique-associated complications; spinal hematoma-associated risk factors, prevention strategies, diagnosis and treatment; safe interval for discontinuing and reinitiating medication after regional blockade.

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Main Authors: Fonseca,Neuber Martins, Pontes,João Paulo Jordão, Perez,Marcelo Vaz, Alves,Rodrigo Rodrigues, Fonseca,Gabriel Gondim
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942020000400364
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