Anticoagulant / Antiplatelet Stoppage For Procedures
generic (Brand)
Dept.
Procedure Type (hover over entry for examples)
Stop Medication Prior To Procedure Restart after:
clopidogrel (Plavix)
Anesthesia
High-risk
7 days Restart after 12 (if usual dose); 24 hours (if loading dose used)
Intermediate-risk
7 days Restart after 12 (if usual dose); 24 hours (if loading dose used)
Low-risk
Requires shared assessment and risk stratification Restart after 12 (if usual dose); 24 hours (if loading dose used)
Patients with high risk of bleeding (eg, old age, history of bleeding tendency, concurrent uses of other anticoagulants/antiplatelets, liver cirrhosis or advanced liver disease, and advanced renal disease) undergoing low- or intermediate-risk procedures should be treated as intermediate or high risk, respectively.
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(Plavix)