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A 71-year-old with AF on apixaban 5 mg BID is scheduled for elective laparoscopic colectomy (high bleeding risk). eGFR 70 mL/min. According to CHEST guidance, how should apixaban be managed perioperatively (no neuraxial anesthesia)?

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