Stoping eliquis before surgery?

Are you on Eliquis by prescription, presumably due to a previous arrhythmia, or due to a CHADS-VASc score that is higher than 1.0? If so, then stop it if your instructions say to stop it, and do so when they say to stop taking it before surgery.

Eliquis is meant to retard the formation of clots. It doesn't stop clotting....it only slows it down. Please follow the instructions you were given.

Thanks. On Eliquis for AFIB. Minor facial surgery caused severe bleeding later at home. Cardiologist says if surgeon is OK with it… then stop Eliquis until after surgery. 78 year old man in otherwise excellent health…

Trust me. It is scary how much you bleed…..As some of you probably know….

I always check any procedure with my cardiologist - even a tooth extraction!

Yep: Learned my lesson for sure……