Do anticoagulation medications increase the risk of haematoma in ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of thyroid lesions?

Helmi KhadraRoostam KholmatovDominique MonlezunEmad Kandil

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2018)

US-guided FNA of thyroid lesions can be safely performed on patients taking AT/AC including newer agents, without an increase in adverse outcomes or decreased diagnostic rate. Further larger prospective multi-institutional studies are warranted to further investigate this important finding.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
atrial fibrillation
peritoneal dialysis
venous thromboembolism
patient reported outcomes
patient reported