Investigating the International Normalized Ratio Thresholds for Complication in Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Lakshmanan SivasundaramYazdan RajiSunita R P MengersNikunj N TrivediJerry Y DuMichael R KarnsJames E VoosAdrienne LeeRobert J GillespiePublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2021)
Although recent hip and knee arthroplasty literature has found that an INR < 1.25 may be an optimal preoperative INR goal, our results did not find an increased risk for bleeding and complication with an INR ≤ 1.5 for shoulder arthroplasty. These results support current guidelines recommending a preoperative INR ≤ 1.5 for shoulder arthroplasty.