Comparison of anticoagulants and risk factors for bleeding following endoscopic sphincterotomy among anticoagulant users: Results from a large multicenter retrospective study.
Shinichiro MuroHironari KatoEtsuji IshidaToru UekiMasakuni FujiiRyo HaradaHiroyuki SekiKen HiraoMasaki WatoYutaka AkimotoMasahiro TakataniHirofumi TsugenoJiro MiyaikeTatsuya ToyokawaMamoru NishimuraNaoko YunokiHiroyuki OkadaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
Heparin replacement was a significant risk factor for post-EST bleeding in DOAC users; however, there was no significant difference between the bleeding rate of heparin replacement and that of continuation groups in patients taking warfarin. During EST and precut were significant risk factors for post-EST bleeding in all patients treated with anticoagulants.