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Strabismus surgery in patients receiving warfarin anticoagulation
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Strabismus surgery in patients receiving warfarin anticoagulation

Pavlina S Kemp, Scott A Larson and Arlene V Drack
Journal of AAPOS, Vol.18(1), pp.84-86
02/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.10.014
PMID: 24568993

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Abstract

Many ophthalmologists consider switching patients on chronic warfarin anticoagulation to enoxaparin or discontinuing their anticoagulant for strabismus surgery. We report 3 successful cases of strabismus surgery on patients taking warfarin. No excessive bleeding was encountered intraoperatively or during the recovery period. To our knowledge, this is the first report regarding the safety of strabismus surgery in patients who are maintained on warfarin during strabismus surgery.
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage Strabismus - surgery Humans Male Postoperative Hemorrhage - physiopathology Warfarin - administration & dosage Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures Oculomotor Muscles - surgery Aged, 80 and over Adult Female Aged Retrospective Studies Blood Loss, Surgical - physiopathology

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