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What is your timeline for restarting anticoagulants for patients with a recent craniotomy for hematoma evacuation who are also on an LVAD?

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What is the ideal timing for restarting anticoagulation for a LVAD patient with recent craniotomy?

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Neurosurgery · Emory University
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As with many clinical situations, this is a clinical decision that should be made by the treating neurosurgical/cardiology team for the specific patient - not from general literature alone, as there is no dedicated randomized controlled study-based guideline for this exact combination. As a general ...

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