What is your approach to post-operative prophylactic anticoagulation for patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic malignancies?
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Do you administer prophylactic anticoagulation to patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery for gynecologic cancer?
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Gynecologic Oncology · Center of Hope
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This is a great question; one our group has recently been discussing. My current practice is to advise patients with gynecologic malignancies undergoing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to receive extended prophylaxis (4-week course of apixaban) depending on individual risk factors. A...
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