Related | Appendix A. Example of 5 Day Hold Bridging Plan
Periprocedural Management of Antithrombotic Therapy – Adult - Inpatient/Ambulatory Consensus Care Guideline
Appendix A. Examples of Warfarin Bridging with Enoxaparin
Assumptions:
• Warfarin is being taken in the evening and is being held x 5 days prior to an outpatient procedure
• The patient has been deemed high risk for TE complications
• The patient’s CrCl > 30 mL/min
• Enoxaparin dose = 1 mg/kg SQ every 12 hours, rounded to nearest commercially available strength
Low/Moderate Bleed Risk Procedure Example Bridge Plan
Date
Enoxaparin
AM
Enoxaparin
PM
Warfarin Notes
Pre-Procedure
Day -5
Hold Hold Hold
Pre-Procedure
Day -4
Hold Hold Hold
Pre-Procedure
Day -3
*** mg *** mg Hold
Pre-Procedure
*** mg *** mg Hold
Day - 2
Pre-Procedure
Day -1
*** mg Hold Hold
Procedure Day Hold Hold
*** mg
(*** tablets)
After your procedure,
ask your proceduralist if
it is safe to restart
warfarin and enoxaparin
at the times listed
Post Procedure
Day 1
Hold *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 2
*** mg *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 3
*** mg *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 4
*** mg *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 5
*** mg
To Be
Determined
To Be
Determined
Check INR
KEY
Dark gray shaded cells: no doses administered
Unshaded cells: doses administered
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High Bleed Risk Procedure Example Bridge Plan
Date
Enoxaparin
AM
Enoxaparin
PM
Warfarin Notes
Pre-Procedure
Day -5
Hold Hold Hold
Pre-Procedure
Day -4
Hold Hold Hold
Pre-Procedure
Day -3
*** mg *** mg Hold
Pre-Procedure
*** mg *** mg Hold
Day - 2
Pre-Procedure
Day -1
*** mg Hold Hold
Procedure Day Hold Hold
*** mg
(*** tablets)
After your procedure,
ask your proceduralist if
it is safe to restart
warfarin and enoxaparin
at the times listed
Post Procedure
Day 1
Hold Hold
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 2
Hold Hold vs *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 3
Hold vs *** mg *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 4
*** mg *** mg
*** mg
(*** tablets)
Post Procedure
Day 5
*** mg
To Be
Determined
To Be
Determined
Check INR
KEY
Dark gray shaded cells: no doses administered
Diagonal line shaded cells: determine whether to administer doses based on bleeding risk
Unshaded cells: doses administered
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Contact: CCKM@uwhealth.org Last Revised: 02/2023
Effective 2/17/2023. Contact CCKM@uwhealth.org for previous versions