How do you manage perioperative anticoagulation for a patient with a history of recent, surgically provoked VTE?

In most cases, bridging is rarely indicated because the bleeding risk usually outweighs the risk of VTE recurrence during a short (1–2 day) interruption of anticoagulation. However, after a recent VTE (defined as <3 months), the estimated risk of VTE recurrence is high (>15–20% per year) (still low ...