A 50-year-old woman with nonvalvular AF (CHA₂DS₂-VASc 3) needs colonoscopy with polypectomy. She is on dabigatran with CrCl 45 mL/min. How long to hol...

Question

A 50-year-old woman with nonvalvular AF (CHA₂DS₂-VASc 3) needs colonoscopy with polypectomy. She is on dabigatran with CrCl 45 mL/min. How long to hold pre-procedure?

Accepted Answer

48-72 hours (closer to 72 with reduced CrCl)

Answer

24 hours

Answer

No hold needed

Answer

7 days

Answer

12 hours

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Perioperative Dabigatran Hold

A 50-year-old woman with nonvalvular AF (CHA₂DS₂-VASc 3) needs colonoscopy with polypectomy. She is on dabigatran with CrCl 45 mL/min. How long to hold pre-procedure?