Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic therapy

AAPM: American Academy of Pain Medicine

ACCP: American College of Clinical Pharmacy

ACOG: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

ADP: Adenosine diphosphate

AF: Atrial Fibrillation

AGREE II: Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II

aPCC: activated prothrombin complex concentrates

aPTT: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.

ASRA: American Society of Regional Anesthesia

ASRA PM: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

aXa: anti-X activity

BID: twice daily

BMI: body mass index

CAD: Coronary artery disease

CrCI: Creatinine clearance

CT: Computed Tomography

CYP3A4: Cytochrome P450 3A4

CV: Cardiovascular

DOACs: Direct oral anticoagulants

DTI: direct thrombin inhibitor

DVT: Deep venous thrombosis

DXA: direct Xa antagonists

ECG: Electrocardiography

EHC: Egyptian Health Council

EHRA: European Heart Rhythm Association

ESA: European Society of Anaesthesiology

ESAIC: European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care.

ESRA: European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

FDA: Food and Drug Administration

FFP: Fresh Frozen Plasma

GDG: Guidelines Development Group

GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors: Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

GPS: Good Practice Statement.

GRADE: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

HIT: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

ICU: intensive care unit

IMPROVE: International Medical Prevention Registry on Venous Thromboembolism

INR: international normalized ratio

IV: Intravenous

LA: Local Anesthetic

LMWH: Low molecular weight heparin

MI: Myocardial infarction

MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

N/A: Not available

NIBP: Non-invasive Blood Pressure

NSAID: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug

NYSORA: New York School of Regional Anesthesia

NVAF: Non-valvular atrial fibrillation

PAD: Peripheral artery disease

PADUA: from University of Padua, Padova Italy

PAUSE: Perioperative Anticoagulation Use for Surgery Evaluation

P2Y12 inhibitors: P2Y12 receptor antagonists or blockers (A class of antiplatelet medications)

PCC: prothrombin complex concentrates

PDE: phosphodiesterase

PE: Pulmonary embolism

P-gp: P-glycoprotein

PT: Prothrombin Time

RCT: Randomized Controlled Trials

rFVIIa: recombinant activated factor VIIa

SC: Sub-cutaneous

SOAP: Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.

THA: Total hip arthroplasty

TIA: Transient ischemic attack

TID: three times daily

tPA: Tissue-type plasminogen activator

UFH: Unfractionated Heparin

UK: United kingdom

USA: United States of America

VKA: Vitamin K Antagonist

VTE: Venous thromboembolism

WHO: World Health Organization