Lauren B. Gerson MD, MSc
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Effect and outcomes of the ASGE guidelines on the periendoscopic management of patients who take anticoagulants.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2000; (7): 1717-24
In December 1997, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) issued guidelines regarding periendoscopic management of patients who take anticoagulants. They recommended that physicians substitute heparin for warfarin in their patients who have highly thrombotic conditions (e.g., a mechanical valve in the mitral position), and who will undergo high-risk procedures (e.g., polypectomy). The purpose of this study was to assess whether patient outcomes and anticoagulant management changed after the publication of the 1997 guidelines.
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