Perioperative risk of bleeding with antithrombotic agents in macular surgery: a national, prospective, multicentre study

• Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) Vol. 98; no. 8; pp. e991 - e997
• Main Authors: Louison, Solenne, Gabrielle, Pierre‐Henry, Soudry, Agnès, Meillon, Cyril, Blanc, Julie, Béal, Guillaume, Arsène, Sophie, Le Mer, Yannick, Berrod, Jean‐Paul, Kodjikian, Laurent, Creuzot‐Garcher, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2020
• Subjects: anticoagulant; Anticoagulants; antiplatelet; Antiplatelet therapy; antithrombotic agent; Bleeding; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; haemorrhage; Hemorrhage; Heparin; macular surgery; Patients; Retina; Retinopathy; Surgery; vitreoretinal surgery; vitreoretinal surgery; antithrombotic agent; haemorrhage; anticoagulant; antiplatelet; macular surgery

Purpose To compare the risk of haemorrhagic complications in elective macular surgery between patients with no antithrombotic (AT) treatment (defined as patients with no history of AT therapy or who discontinued AT therapy) and patients who continued AT treatment during the surgery. Methods E‐case r...