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Oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors in OMFS: a review
P Shah1, F Dylgjeri1, B Srinivasan1
1Department of OMFS, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, UK.
Abstract:
It is increasingly common in OMFS to treat patients who are taking therapeutic doses of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs, or both. These patients have a high risk of postoperative bleeding ranging from minor oozing that can be managed using local measures, to a major haemorrhage necessitating transfusion. The risk of bleeding associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) taken orally is not well-known in the specialty. We report a case series of two patients treated with them and discuss this group of drugs.
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