American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline on Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy with Dr. James Douketis

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the American College of Chest Physicians recent clinical practice guideline on Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy. We are joined by Dr. James Douketis, Chair in Thromboembolic Disease at McMaster University and the first author of the guideline.

Articles discussed in this episode:

1. Douketis JD et al. Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy. Chest 2022.

The Curbside Consults series complements the foundational information in Rotation Prep by taking a deep dive into key clinical topics with expert clinicians and educators. These podcasts explore and critique the evidence behind clinical practice and break down statistical concepts for the busy clinical trainee.

James Demetrios Douketis, MD, is Staff Physician in General Internal Medicine and Clinical Thromboembolism at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. He is a Professor of Medicine and holds the David Braley-Nancy Gordon Chair in Thromboembolic Disease at McMaster University.Robert Smyth, MD, MSc, is a 2022–2023 NEJM Editorial Fellow. He is currently an Assistant Professor of computational biomedicine at the Boston University School of Medicine.