CoaguSafe - Anticoagulant 4.5

Please note: CoaguSafe is not a substitute for medical advice. CoaguSafe is intended for educational purposes only.

Are you facing challenges understanding the complexities of medications that influence platelet function and coagulation? Are you unsure about when to pause them for surgery or anesthesia? Do you need to know if it's safe to discontinue antithrombotic agents? Wondering about the necessity of 'bridging' oral anticoagulation?

This application provides answers to these critical questions, making it an exceptional educational resource.

The covered substances include:

• Oral anticoagulants
• Heparin
• Low molecular weight heparin
• Adenosin diphosphate (ADP) antagonists
• Factor Xa inhibitors
• Thrombin inhibitors
• Cyclooxygenase inhibitors
• Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitors

There are four key questions addressed:

• Can the drug be paused?
• Which intervention requires pausing?
• How long should you pause?
• Does oral anticoagulation need 'bridging'?

The app offers guidelines from:

• Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (DGAI)
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie, Reanimation und Intensivmedizin
• European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA)
• American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)

This app was developed using local recommendations and expert opinions from the following hospitals:

University Basel, Switzerland
Work done by:
- Miodrag Filipovic
- Manfred Seeberger
- Michael Zellweger

Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
Work done by:
- Miodrag Filipovic
- Wolfgang Korte
- Hans Rickli

CoaguSafe was programmed by Thierry Girard in collaboration with and under expert consulting by Miodrag Filipovic.

-- Disclaimer --

The application CoaguSafe is not a substitute for medical advice. CoaguSafe is intended for educational purposes only. While the data may be updated periodically, users should independently check medical literature and package inserts or other sources for the latest information.
Any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this application is hereby disclaimed. The information herein is provided "as is" and without any warranty expressed or implied. All direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from any use of this application or data contained herein is disclaimed and excluded.