In: Chemistry
when should a patient be given the next dose of an oral anticoagulant after the last dose of subcutaneous heparin
a. 48 hours
b.5 hours
c.12 hours
d. 24 hours
ANSWER C =12 hours
Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents pose a great risk in patients undergoing surgery. Because these products inhibit at least one, and often multiple, factors in the clotting cascade, patients have an increased risk of bleeding with invasive procedures the patient should be taken 12 hours after last dose subcutaneous heparin