How do you manage anticoagulation bridging for outpatient ESKD patients given concerns for bleeding risk with enoxaparin in this population?

Would you bridge with enoxaparin 0.7 mg/kg/day in an ESKD patient, as described in a previous retrospective study (Pon et al., PMID: 24718051)?

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Nephrology · University Of California San Francisco Medical Center At Parnassus

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I don't think we know what is the best route to take. Personally I still usually give lower doses of enoxaparin but it all depends on the circumstances. Why the patient needs anticoagulation? Does the risk of hospitalization out way the risk of increased bleeding from enoxaparin? Can the patient get...

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