{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Anti-Coagulation in Elective Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review of Reported Guidelines and Current Literature - Vol. 25, No. 9
Activity Steps
Description
Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form. Getting the Most out of the Activity As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed. While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- Describe the mechanism of action and cessation times of common anticoagulant medications used in patients undergoing elective spine surgery.
- Interpret recommendations in the literature and institutional guidelines for use of anticoagulant medications in spine surgery.
- Explain the risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) after various spine procedures and strategies for mechanical and chemoprophylactic prevention of VTE.
Disclosures
Dr. Divi is a member of the speakers bureau for Alphatec Spine. Dr. Hsu is a consultant for Medtronic, Asahi, and Promimic and receives royalties from Stryker. Dr. Patel is a consultant for Zimmer Biomet, DePuy Synthes, nView, Amedica, and Kuros Biosciences; is involved with product design for, and receives royalties from, Nuvasive, Zimmer Biomet, Amedica, and Alphatec Spine; is a stock shareholder in Amedica, Vital5, Nocimed, Cytonics, nView, Tissue Differentiation Intelligence, and Endoluxe; and receives fellowship program support from NuVasive and AO Spine North America. The remaining authors, faculty, and staff have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations.
Lippincott CME Institute has identified and mitigated all relevant financial relationships regarding this educational activity.Credits:
- ACCME 1.5 CME