CoaguSafe - Gerinnung und Interventionen for iOS

Please note: CoaguSafe is not a substitute for medical advice. CoaguSafe is intended for educational purposes only.Puzzled by the vast amount of medication interacting with platelet function and coagulation? When do they have to be paused for surgery or anesthesia ? is it safe to stop antithrombotic agents ? Does oral anticoagulation need 'bridging' ?This app gives you an answer to these questions and is therefore an ideal educational tool.The covered substances are:- Oral anticoagulants- Heparin- Low molecular weight heparin- Adenosin diphosphate (ADP) antagonists- Factor Xa inhibitors- Thrombin inhibitors- Cyclooxygenase inhibitors- Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitorsThere are four questions to be answered:- Can the drug be paused ?- What intervention requires pausing ?- How long should you pause ?- Does oral anticoagulation need 'bridging' ?The following guidelines can be selected:- Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzeralnd- Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Ansthesiologie und Intensivmedizin (DGAI)- sterreichische Gesellschaft fr Ansthesiologie, Reanimation und Intensivmedizin- European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA)- American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA)Local recommendations and expert opinion of the following hospitals were used to develop this app:University Basel, SwitzerlandWork done by:- Miodrag Filipovic- Manfred Seeberger- Michael ZellwegerKantonsspital St. Gallen, SwitzerlandWork done by:- Miodrag Filipovic- Wolfgang Korte- Hans RickliCoaguSafe was programmed by Thierry Girard in collaboration with and under expert consulting by Miodrag Filipovic.---------Disclaimer---------The application CoaguSafe is not a substitute for medical advice. CoaguSafe is intended for educational purposes only. While the data may be updated periodically, users should independently check medical literature and package inserts or other sources for the latest information.Any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this application is hereby disclaimed. The information herein is provided "as is" and without any warranty expressed or implied. All direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from any use of this application or data contained herein is disclaimed and excluded.