I found this very useful page on the NOAC's giving details of kidney function, starting, changing and undergoing surgical procedures with these drugs. Thought I would share it for those who haven't seen it.
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Apixaban, Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban

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Thanks Finvola. I didn't understand a lot of the article, but it certainly made me think, or maybe rethink, about the NOACs.
Dear Finvola, thanks for the link, I found the paper interesting to read.
Thanks for that. Interesting reading, although like Pdotg, I found some of it difficult to follow!
it is slightly out of date as there is now a reversal agent- otherwise very useful
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