Time Antithrombotic Therapy Around Regional Anesthesia
April 2025
Updated guidelines from Am Soc of Regional Anesthesia may lead to changes in policies around when to stop and restart antithrombotics.
Regional anesthesia is often done during childbirth, but can also be used in other surgical procedures (orthopedic, abdominal, etc).
Spinal or epidural hematomas from regional anesthesia are rare...but may lead to paralysis. Risk goes up when antithrombotics are given too close to inserting or removing a spinal catheter.
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