Complications of Cutaneous Surgery in Patients Who Are Taking Warfarin, Aspirin, or Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

The incidence of major complications from Mohs micrographic surgery performed in office-based and hospital-based settings

“…The first is that the safety of MMS with regard to the more common localized complications has been evaluated by previous studies. 1,4 The second is that much of the sensation in the medical literature and the media centers around death and serious complications arising from office-based surgery, not relatively minor complications limited to the surgical site. Indeed, complications such as flap and graft necrosis, which have been classified as serious postoperative complications in other studies, are typically not serious because they result in no systemic harm to the patient and because most cases heal with excellent cosmetic and functional outcome.…”

The safety of Mohs surgery: A prospective multicenter cohort study

“…[2][3][4][5] Complications associated with Mohs surgery have been evaluated by prospective single-surgeon studies, as well as by retrospective multiple-surgeon studies. [6][7][8][9] Multicenter, prospective studies afford a higher level of clinical evidence and help to establish the safety profile of Mohs surgery in the ambulatory setting.…”

A prospective assessment of bleeding and international normalized ratio in warfarin-anticoagulated patients having cutaneous surgery

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Many of these studies have been retrospective in nature, 4,5 and the few prospective studies currently in print enrolled fewer than 20 patients taking warfarin. [6][7][8][9] Many studies have also limited their focus on the incidence of severe postoperative bleeding complications, such as hematoma or uncontrollable intraoperative or postoperative bleeding.…”