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A 78-year-old man with known atrial fibrillation, well-controlled on Apixaban 5mg BD, is admitted following a fall resulting in a fractured neck of femur. He requires urgent surgery. According to typical hospital protocols and anticoagulant guidelines, when should his last dose of Apixaban ideally have been taken before standard-risk surgery?

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