Anticoagulant And Antiplatelet Drugs Therapy In Oculoplastic Surgery

Rūta Kinderytė, Martynas Špečkauskas, Janina Kučinskienė Abstract Knowledge of proper administration of the anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs therapy in oculoplastic surgeries is essential in order to avoid haemorrhagic complications during the surgeries and early postoperative period. Majority of the patients, to whom antiglaucoma, cataract or other eye surgeries are performed, are of elderly age and…

New Oral Anticoagulant – Dabigatran – Safety And Efficiency In Patients Receiving Electrical Cardioversion

Pranas Šerpytis, Rasa Palšauskaitė, Giedrius Navickas, Tomas Tamošiūnas, Rokas Šerpytis, Viktoras Skromovas, Dimitrijus Kačiūrinas, Eglė Butkutė Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia. One of the AF medical treatment option is electrical cardiovertion. This procedure may cause ischaemic thromboembolic complications, therefore patients have to use anticoagulants. The main aim of our study was…

Perioperative Myocardial Infarction

Andrius Macas, Giedrė Bakšytė, Laura Šilinskytė, Jūratė Petrauskaitė Abstract Perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) is defined as myocardial infarction (MI) during perioperative period (24-72 hours after non cardiac surgery). Worldwide, over 200 million adults have major non-cardiac surgery each year, and several million experience a major vascular complication (e.g.: nonfatal myocardial infarction). The prevalence of PMI…