Do you routinely hold anticoagulation (including pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis) for bedside procedures such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, and central venous catheter placement?
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Hospital Medicine · University of Colorado
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We do not hold anticoagulation of any kind for paracentesis. I also do not hold anticoagulation of any kind of thoracentesis, though some places will still ask things like Plavix or DOAC to be held. We do hold ppx and anticoagulation for LP due to the risk of epidural hematoma. I do not hold for the...
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