Ask the Experts: Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Med Management – Podcast Episode 3

Jump right to the discussion you want to hear:

• What are the Thrombotic Implications of Stopping ACAP Medications? (2:40 - 4:35)
• What are the Incidence and Implications of Bleeding Complications During Procedures? (4:35 - 11:00)
• Why Should Interventionists Be More Involved in ACAP Medication Decisions Instead of Reflexively Deferring to the Prescribing Physician? (11:00 - 16:15)
• Which Spinal Procedures Have Higher Risk of Epidural Hematoma? (16:15 - 19:40)
• Simulators and Catheter Assisted Procedures and ACAP Risk (19:40 - 28:40)
• Do You Ever Hold ACAP for Commonly Performed Axial Spine Procedures? (28:40 - 33:55)
• Hypercoagulable State After Holding ACAP Medications and Steroid Effect (33:55 - 36:00)
• Ideal Platelet Count for Spinal Procedures (36:00 - 43:30)
• Which Procedures Can Be Safely Performed Without Stopping ACAP Medications? (43:30 - 50:00)
• Continuing ACAP and Bleeding Complications With Facet Joint Interventions (50:00 - 56:30)  
• Final Conclusions by Panelists (56:30 - 59:22)

Your expert panel for this August 15, 2023 webinar included:

• Byron J. Schneider, MD, Director of the Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and IPSIS Research Division Chair; and

• Gene Tekmyster, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Keck Hospital of USC, and IPSIS Membership Committee Member.

The panel was moderated by Michael B. Furman, MD, MS, Fellowship Director at OSS Health and Chair of the IPSIS Membership Committee. Listen on the go — make "Ask the Experts" your new go-to podcast! Besides the audio, a video download is also available here.