Anticoagulation use in perioperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Anticoagulation is associated with a reduced risk of stroke and death but an increased risk of bleeding. The quality of the evidence is very poor. Randomised trials are needed to better determine the effects of anticoagulation use in this population.PMID:37080190 | DOI:10.57187/smw.2023.40056

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - April 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Michael Ke Wang Rachel Heo Pascal B Meyre Steffen Blum Louis Park Lauren Birchenough Kiven Vuong William F McIntyre Jeff S Healey Philip J Devereaux Michael McMullen Marko Mrkobrada Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri Kim Styles David Conen Source Type: research