Oral anticoagulants are stopped prior to surgery for at least:
Ans. is 'd' 6-8 days Oral anticoagulants are stopped 6-8 days prior to surgery because their duration of action is about 4-6 days.Therefore if the drug is stopped its action may remain for the next 6 days.So it is safer to stop them 6-8 days before surgery.
1-3 days
3-5 days
8-10 days
6-8 days
Anticoagulants and Coagulants