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Elective hand surgery in patients taking warfarin.

A Smit1, G Hooper

  • 1Hand Surgery Unit, St John's Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, UK.

Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|May 15, 2004
PubMed
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Patients on warfarin anticoagulation can safely undergo hand surgery for carpal tunnel decompression or Dupuytren

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Area of Science:

  • Hand surgery
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Vascular surgery

Background:

  • Warfarin is a common anticoagulant.
  • Hand surgeries like carpal tunnel decompression and Dupuytren's contracture release are frequently performed.
  • Managing anticoagulated patients during surgery requires careful consideration to prevent bleeding complications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety of continuing warfarin anticoagulation during hand surgery.
  • To assess bleeding risk in patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression or Dupuytren's contracture release while on warfarin.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 22 patients.
  • Patients continued their usual warfarin regimen.
  • Surgery performed when international normalized ratio (INR) was 3 or less.

Main Results:

  • No abnormal intraoperative bleeding occurred.
  • No abnormal postoperative bleeding was observed.
  • All 22 patients completed their procedures without significant hemorrhage.

Conclusions:

  • Continuing warfarin anticoagulation is safe for patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression.
  • Continuing warfarin anticoagulation is safe for patients undergoing Dupuytren's contracture release.
  • Maintaining an INR of 3 or less appears to be a safe threshold for these procedures.

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