Periprocedural Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant Undergoing a Digestive Endoscopy

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INTRODUCTION: The periprocedural management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) using a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) undergoing elective gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedure remains uncertain. We investigated the safety of a standardized periprocedural DOAC management strategy.

METHODS: The Periprocedural Anticoagulation Use for Surgery Evaluation cohort study enrolled adult patients receiving a DOAC (apixaban, rivaroxaban, or dabigatran) for AF scheduled for an elective procedure or surgery. This analysis addresses patients undergoing digestive endoscopy. Standardized periprocedural management consisted of DOAC interruption 1 day preendoscopy with resumption 1 day after procedure at low-moderate risk of bleeding or 2 days in case of a high bleeding risk. Thirty-day outcomes included GI bleeding, thromboembolic events, and mortality.

RESULTS: Of 556 patients on a DOAC (mean [SD] age of 72.5 [8.6] years; 37.4% female; mean CHADS 2 score 1.7 [1.0]), 8.6% were also on American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) and 0.7% on clopidogrel. Most of the patients underwent colonoscopies (63.3%) or gastroscopies (14.0%), with 18.9% having both on the same procedural day. The mean total duration of DOAC interruption was 3.9 ± 1.6 days. Four patients experienced an arterial thromboembolic event (0.7%, 0.3%-1.8%) within 24.2 ± 5.9 days of DOAC interruption. GI bleeding events occurred in 2.5% (1.4%-4.2%) within 11.1 ± 8.1 days (range: 0.6; 25.5 days) of endoscopy, with major GI bleeding in 0.9% (0.4%-2.1%). Three patients died (0.5%; 0.2%-1.6%) 15.6-22.3 days after the endoscopy.

DISCUSSION: After a contemporary standardized periprocedural management strategy, patients with AF undergoing DOAC therapy interruption for elective digestive endoscopy experienced low rates of arterial thromboembolism and major bleeding.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

The American journal of gastroenterology - 118(2023), 5 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 812-819

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hansen-Barkun, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Martel, Myriam [VerfasserIn]
Douketis, James [VerfasserIn]
Abraham, Neena S [VerfasserIn]
Liederman, Zachary [VerfasserIn]
Kaplovitch, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Schulman, Sam [VerfasserIn]
Spyropoulos, Alex C [VerfasserIn]
Majid, Almadi [VerfasserIn]
Barkun, Alan N [VerfasserIn]

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Anticoagulants
Dabigatran
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rivaroxaban

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Date Completed 04.05.2023

Date Revised 13.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14309/ajg.0000000000002076

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NLM349477264