Should we be checking coagulation before ultrasound-guided biopsies?
This is a common and important issue. Contrary to what one might think, the evidence from human medicine is that coagulation screening tests are unnecessary prior to general surgery unless there is a history of coagulopathy or other predisposition. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3190281 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=eika+havig To quote the latter: ‘The study demonstrated complete lack of correlation between the preoperative … Continue reading
