Endoscopic procedures in patients with antithrombotic treatment

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Keywords:

endoscopia, anticoagulantes, antiagregantes plaquetarios

Abstract

Introduction: The use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents is widespread. The coverage of indications for antithrombotic prophylaxis in recent years and the longevity of the population have significantly increased the number of patients susceptible to treatment. Frequently, this population must undergo endoscopic treatments considered to have a high bleeding risk. The endoscopist must have knowledge on the subject to consider what is the most appropriate moment to perform an endoscopic procedure in patients with this therapy.

Objective: To describe the bleeding risk in upper digestive endoscopy.

 Methodology: A bibliographic review was conducted from a total of 16 bibliographic references used in May 2022, where 80% correspond to articles less than five years old. The evaluation includes articles from Cuban and international magazines. The MEDLINE, Pubmed and Scielo databases were consulted using the terms Endoscopy, Anticoagulants, Antiplatelet agents, action protocol.

Results: The gastroenterologist and the endoscopist must have the necessary knowledge, not only of current endoscopic procedures, but also of the antithrombotic drugs that exist to design an action protocol that serves as an instrument or guide for patients who need the procedure and its comorbidity brings it along with doubts or discussions about whether to perform it or not.

Conclusions: It is necessary to reach a medical consensus on the action protocols for patients with antithrombotic treatments, who need to perform an upper endoscopy.

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Published

2024-06-04 — Updated on 2026-02-07

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Nápoles Valdés MB, Gaimetea Rodríguez Y, Álvarez Borges CR, Linares Batista I. Endoscopic procedures in patients with antithrombotic treatment. SPIMED [Internet]. 2026 Feb. 7 [cited 2026 Feb. 10];5. Available from: https://revspimed.sld.cu/index.php/spimed/article/view/213

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