Safety of continuation of warfarin during

2019-06-27

Safety of continuation of warfarin during the perioperative period of pacemaker and defibrillator surgery An increasing body of literature has suggested that pacemaker and defibrillator Cocktail without cessation of oral anticoagulation is safe and feasible. Goldstein et al. were among the first to report their experience implanting devices in 37 patients continued on warfarin with a mean INR of 2.5 at the time of device surgery and compared to 113 patients who did not receive warfarin. The incidence of pocket hematoma in warfarin continuation group was not significantly different from the controls [16]. Al-Khadra reported similar findings in 47 patients with a mean INR 2.3 at device implantation [17].

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2018-07-29