Anestéziológia a intenzívna medicína 2/2015

Antiplatelet agents in the perioperative management in noncardiac surgical interventions – summary of recommendations

Antiplatelet therapy is used quite frequent. Anaesthesiologists with the patients with this medication may encounter during pre-anaesthetic examination preceding a scheduled or emergency surgery. The following text contains brief information on selected antiplatelet agents and perioperative management in patients using them.

Keywords: antiplatelet agents, perioperative management.