Scott L Zuckerman, Sigurd Berven, Michael B Streiff, Mena Kerolus, Ian A Buchanan, Alex Ha, Christopher M Bonfield, Avery L Buchholz, Jacob M Buchowski, Shane Burch, Clinton J Devin, John R Dimar, Jeffrey L Gum, Christopher Good, Han Jo Kim, Jun S Kim, Joseph M Lombardi, Christopher E Mandigo, Mohamad Bydon, Mark E Oppenlander, David W Polly, Gregory Poulter, Suken A Shah, Kern Singh, Khoi D Than, Alex C Spyropoulos, Scott Kaatz, Amit Jain, Richard W Schutzer, Tina Z Wang, Derek C Mazique, Lawrence G Lenke, Ronald A Lehman
STUDY DESIGN: Delphi method. OBJECTIVE: To gain consensus on the following questions: (1) When should anticoagulation/antiplatelet (AC/AP) medication be stopped before elective spine surgery?; (2) When should AC/AP medication be restarted after elective spine surgery?; (3) When, how, and in whom should venous thromboembolism (VTE) chemoprophylaxis be started after elective spinal surgery? SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: VTE can lead to significant morbidity after adult spine surgery, yet postoperative VTE prophylaxis practices vary considerably...
March 1, 2023: Spine