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What are your recommendations for perioperative management of DMARDs and biologics in patients undergoing bariatric surgery?

The bariatrics department wants patients to hold immunosuppressants for 4 months prior to bariatric surgery.

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Papers discussed in this category

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2020 Mar 24

Immunosuppression and the risk of readmission and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing hip fracture, abdominopelvic and cardiac surgery.

Arthritis care & research, 2022 Jun 19

2022 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty.

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