Direct oral anticoagulants in skin surgery : a systematic review of their complications and recommendations for perioperative management

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INTRODUCTION: Many patients undergoing cutaneous surgery are prescribed at least one anticoagulant or antiplatelet agent. With the recent emergence of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), there is a deficit of knowledge regarding optimal perioperative management. This review aims to evaluate the evidence and risk surrounding management of DOACs in patients undergoing skin surgeries.

METHODS: Systematic review of EMBASE, Scopus, and PubMed, with inclusion of studies that detailed perioperative management of DOACs in those undergoing skin surgery. Primary outcome measures were perioperative hemorrhagic and thromboembolic complications.

RESULTS: Seven thousand seven hundred and forty-one abstracts were identified, with 13 articles meeting inclusion criteria. Two studies investigated complication risk associated with DOAC continuation in skin surgery and found an average rate of hemorrhagic complications of 1.74%. Two studies evaluated complications associated with DOAC cessation prior to skin surgery, with a pooled thromboembolic complication rate of 0.15%. Articles comparing continuation and cessation discovered no decreased risk of bleeding with DOAC cessation prior to surgery (P = 0.93). Seven of the 13 articles compared complications in a control vs a DOAC group undergoing cutaneous procedures. Evidence was conflicting but may have suggested a small increase in bleeding risk in those on DOAC therapy.

CONCLUSION: Optimal management of anticoagulants perioperatively is difficult because of conflicting information, complicated by advent of novel agents. Risk of hemorrhagic complications with both continuation and interruption of DOAC therapy was low. Perioperative DOAC management can be guided by procedural bleeding and patient clotting risk and can often be continued in minor dermatologic procedures.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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International journal of dermatology - 63(2024), 4 vom: 27. März, Seite 413-421

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ireland, Patrick A [VerfasserIn]
Borruso, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Spencer, Sascha K R [VerfasserIn]
Rosen, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Rosen, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Journal Article
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ijd.16916

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NLM365005487