How do you manage patients on biologics peri-operatively?
Are there any medications that surgeons like discontinued before their procedure?
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Dermatology · Modern Dermatology, Inc.
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There was an article in the NEJM Journal Watch in regards to stopping biologics (DMARDs and TNFs) for rheum disease before surgery, and there was no statistically significant benefit in regards to surgical recovery but, as expected, flares of the Rheum disease.
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