Guidelines for Gastroenterological Endoscopy in Patients Undergoing Antithrombotic Treatment: 2017 Appendix on
Mototsugu Kato1, Noriya Uedo1, Seiji Hokimoto1
1Committee of 2017 Appendix on Guidelines for Gastroenterological Endoscopy in Patients Undergoing Antithrombotic Treatment, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan.
Insights
New guidelines address oral anticoagulant use in endoscopy patients, updating 2012 recommendations. These guidelines incorporate recent findings but require further clinical validation due to low evidence levels for many statements.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Thromboembolism Management
Background:
- The 2012 Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society guidelines focused on antithrombotic therapy withdrawal.
- Increased use of oral anticoagulants necessitates updated clinical practice standards.
- Existing guidelines do not fully reflect current anticoagulant prescribing patterns.
Abstract:
In 2012, the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society published "Guidelines for Gastroenterological Endoscopy in Patients Undergoing Antithrombotic Treatment" concerning thromboembolism associated with antithrombotic therapy withdrawal. Since then, physicians have started prescribing oral anticoagulants, creating a need for standards reflecting their use in clinical practice. Therefore, new findings regarding anticoagulants are included in this appendix. However, the evidence levels are low for many statements contained herein and these appended guidelines still need to be verified in clinical settings.
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