Erschienen in:
01.05.2010 | Letter to the Editor
Reply: A guideline to fill the gap between endoscopists and physicians who prescribe anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet agents
Comment on the letter to the editor of Dr. Sun-Young Lee
verfasst von:
Satoshi Ono, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Kazuhiko Koike
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastroenterology
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Ausgabe 5/2010
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Excerpt
We would like to thank Dr. Lee for the response to our previous article. Our article is summarized accurately, and the problems that remain to be solved concerning anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents during endoscopy are pointed out. Our ongoing study has revealed that the low acceptance of the endoscopists’ guideline could be because the cessation period is determined predominantly by physicians who prescribe these agents. As the importance of a unified guideline for endoscopists and physicians is emphasized in the letter, we believe that close communication between them is mandatory to raise the acceptance of the endoscopists’ guideline and to minimize the risk to patients. In this respect, we agree with the broad outline of their point of view. …