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Dr Siva
Dr senthilnathan M
Moderated by: Prof A S BADHE
Introduction
The incidence of neurologic dysfunction is < 1 in
these patients.
Estrogen containing
OCPs
SERMs
Erythropoiesis
stimulating agents
IBD
Nephrotic syndrome
Obesity
Central venous catheter
Inherited or acquired
thrombophilia
DVT
risk
No specific thromboprophylaxis
Options Early & aggressive ambulation
DVT risk
Options
10 to 40%
DVT
risk
40 to 80%
Risk of bleeding
Bleeding is a major complication of
Risk of bleeding
Overall risk factors for spinal hematoma
includes,
Spinal cord or vertebral abnormalities
Underlying coagulopathy
Catheter placement in patients on anticoagulation
therapy
Difficulty in needle placement
Risk of bleeding
Large fluctuation in anticoagulation effect
bleeding.
Hemorrhagic complications during therapeutic
Spinal hematoma
It can be spontaneous or events disturbing
spinal vessels.
Clinical presentation:
Paraparesis
to paraplegia- MC
Sensory deficit
Loss of sphincter tone
Severe back pain, radicular pain
Spinal hematoma
Anatomical considerations:
Spinal hematoma
The postoperative numbness & weakness
Warfarin
Warfarin acts indirectly by inhibiting Vit K
Warfarin
Factor
Half-life hrs
Factor VII
6-8
Factor IX
24
Factor X
25-60
Factor II
50-80
Warfarin
INR is based on values from patients who
warfarin therapy.
Clotting factor activity of 40% for each
Warfarin
During first few days of warfarin therapy, the
of 40%
Thus INR of < 1.5 during warfarin therapy
Warfarin Interactions
Medications can affect the other components
Perioperative management of
patients on warfarin
Preoperative management:
Perioperative management of
patients on warfarin
Preoperative management : at high risk of
thromboembolism
Risk stratification
Risk
Prosthetic
valve
AF
VTE
High
Any mitral
valve, older
aortic valve,
stroke or TIA
within 6
months
CHADS2 score
of 5 or 6,
recent stroke
or TIA, RHD
Recent-3 mon,
severe
thrombophilia
Moderate
Bileaflet aortic
valve
prosthesis and
one of the
following- prior
stroke, TIA,
DM, HTN, age
> 75years
CHADS2 score
3 or 4
VTE in 3 to 12
mon, recurrent
VTE, less
severe
thrombophilia,
active cancer
Low
Bileaflet aortic
CHADS2 score
Postoperative MX of patients on
warfarin
warfarin.
Antiplatelet medications
These agents include,
NSAIDs
NSAIDs inhibit COX enzyme and prevent
adherence to subendothelium.
Aspirin- irreversible inhibition of COX 1.
Platelets do not exhibit COX 2 enzyme, so COX
Ticlopidine, Clopidogrel
MOA: inhibiting ADP induced platelet aggregation.
Interfere with platelet-fibrinogen binding and
hemorrhagic events.
Ticlopidine aplastic anemia, TTP, agranulocytosis
Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitors
MOA: inhibiting platelet-fibrinogen, platelet-
aggregation.
During therapy, puncture of non-compressible
Perioperative management of
patients on antiplatelet therapy
Perioperative management of
patients on antiplatelet therapy
Platelet count
Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia
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