Physician Practice Patterns for Performing Thoracentesis in Patients Taking Anticoagulant Medications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients undergoing thoracentesis often have comorbid conditions or take medications that potentially put them at higher bleeding risk. Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) use has also increased significantly. There are no published guidelines or consensus on when to perform thoracentesis in patients on anticoagulants. Recent studies support the safety of a more liberal approach for thoracentesis among patients with coagulopathy.

Methods

We conducted a survey to ascertain the practices of physicians regarding thoracentesis in patients with increased bleeding risk. The survey was administered to the email distribution lists of the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology and of the American Thoracic Society.

Results

The survey was comp

SUBMITTER: DeBiasi EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923589 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature