Do you routinely start full dose anticoagulation in new onset atrial fibrillation in the ICU?
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Pulmonology · Geisinger Healthplex State College PA
Yes.
(Based on CHADS2 + Absence of absolute contraindications, i.e., active uncontrolled bleeding or coagulopathy.)
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Pulmonology · Medical University of South Carolina
Case-to-case basis based on the underlying cause and bleeding risk. I don't as readily in patients where it's driven by sepsis: