Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (TFNA) is a widely used diagnostic method that is generally safe. Aiming to reduce haemorrhage doctors frequently advise patients to withdrawal antithrombotic/anticoagulant (AT/AC) drugs before TFNA. There are no guidelines recommending so and the so called ‘novel anticoagulants’ have been poorly studied in this context. Some patients are likely being exposed to increased thrombotic risk unnecessarily. Evidence is...