Management of anticoagulation during dermatosurgical procedures in Germany - results from a cross-sectional study.
Summary of "Management of anticoagulation during dermatosurgical procedures in Germany - results from a cross-sectional study."
Background: Treatment with antiplatelet drugs (APD) and vitamin K antagonists (VKA) can be a challenge during the management of dermatosurgical interventions. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on the perioperative management of APD and VKA in dermatological private practices and clinics in Germany, using anonymized, standardized questionnaires. Results: 233 responses were evaluated (response rate 37 %). Skin biopsies are performed in 82.7 % of offices and in 90.8 % of clinics despite treatment with VKA. Small excisions are done in 62.5 % of offices and 76.9 % of clinics during treatment with VKA, for large excision this applies to 11.9 % of offices and 33.8 % of clinics. Low-dose treatment with APD (#100 mg) does not hinder 80.4 % of private practices and 89.2 % of clinics to perform small excisions as well as 36.3 % and 53.8 %, respectively, to perform large excisions. Of private practitioners 67.3 % and 83.1 % of clinic-based dermato-surgeons do not consider high-dose APD a contraindication for small excisions, and 25.0 % and 41.5 %, respectively, for large excisions. Most frequently switching to heparin is performed 6-8 days prior to surgery and switching back 0-2 days after surgery. Conclusions: Large differences in the perioperative management of anticoagulant therapy during dermatosurgical procedures have been identified. Further studies and guidelines should be developed.
Affiliation
Division of Evidence-Based Medicine (dEBM), Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité- University Medicine Berlin, Germany Division of Dermatosurgery, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité- University Medi
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Name: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG
ISSN: 1610-0387
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897223
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1610-0387.2012.08003.x
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