Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines

Multidisciplinary Spine Care Antithrombotic Therapies for Adults Undergoing Spine Surgery

Second Edition

Preface

Authors & Contributors

Project Lead (November 2021-2025): Daniel K. Resnick, MD

Neurosurgeon | University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Madison, WI, USA

Project Lead Support: Charles H. Cho, MD

Radiology | Mass General Brigham (MGB)/Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA, USA

Q1-3 and Q7-9 Authors

Section Chair: Christopher K. Taleghani, MD, MBA, FACS

Neurosurgeon | Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center | Annapolis, MD, USA

Anthony F. Guanciale, MD, FAAOS

Orthopedic Surgeon | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH, USA

Young Hai, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon | Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University | Beijing, China

Q4-6 and Q10-12 Authors

Section Chair: R. Carter Cassidy, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon | UK Healthcare/University of Kentucky College of Medicine | Louisville, KY, USA

Paul M. Arnold, MD Neurosurgeon | Loyola University | Maywood, IL, USA

Diana Kraemer, MD, FAANS, FIAME, CMLE Neurosurgeon | Diane Kraemer MD PLLC | Seattle, WA, USA

Peter G. Passias, MD, MS

Orthopedic Surgeon | Duke University Medical Center, Duke School of Medicine | Durham, NC, USA

Keith D. Williams, MD,

Orthopedic Surgeon | University of Tennessee/Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Germantown, TN, USA

Q13-17 and Q22-23 Authors

Section Chair: Steven Hwang, MD

Neurosurgeon | Shriners Children's | Philadelphia, PA, USA

Samuel K. Cho, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY, USA

Gary Ghiselli, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon | Colorado Spine Partners | Denver, CO, USA

Ripul R. Panchal, DO

Neurosurgeon | American Neurospine Institute | Frisco, TX, USA

Q18-21 and Q24-26 Authors

Section Chair: Shay Bess, MD Orthopedic Surgeon | Denver International Spine Center, Presbyterian St. Luke's/Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children | Denver, CO, USA

Saad B. Chaudhary, MD,

Orthopedic Surgeon | The Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY, USA

Rodrigo Felix Garza, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon | Hospital Medassist | Puerto Vallarta, JA, MX

Jack Jallo, MD, PhD

Neurosurgeon | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA, USA

Srinivasu Kusuma, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon | UChicago Medicine | Chicago, IL, USA

Literature Search, Data Management, and Selection Work Group

Benjamin M. Davies, MbChB

Neurosurgeon | University of Cambridge | Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tobias J. Adams, MB, BChir, MA

University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Patrick Hurley, MBChB, BSc (Hons)

University Hospitals Dorset | Dorset, United Kingdom

Keng Siang Lee, MBChB, MRes, MRCS

Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital | London, United Kingdom

Oliver D. Mowforth, MA, MB, BChir, MSt, MRCS

Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Alvaro Yanez Touzet, MBChB, BS (Hons)

The University of Manchester | Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Staff

Amy Skuteris, MS, RDN

North American Spine Society | Burr Ridge, IL, USA

Natalie Neps, PT, DPT

North American Spine Society | Burr Ridge, IL, USA

Acknowledgements

Paul Matz, MD led this project until November 1, 2021.

The following individuals contributed to project activities at some point of development:

Jamie L. Baisden, MD; Norman B. Chutkan, MD, FACS; Chad M. Craig, MD, MBA, MS, FACP; Eulalio Elizalde, MD; Todd B. Francis, MD, PhD; David E. Gwinn, MD, MA; Ning Liu, MD, MPH; Jose Luis Alcocer Manrique, MD; Grant McChesney, MD; Fernando Salazar, MD; Jose-Carlos Sauri Barraza, MD; Sergio Soriano-Solis, MD; Stephen Warner, MD

Irum Hameeduddin, MPH, MSMOB and Kelly Campbell, MS, provided additional staff support.

Tyler Verity, AAOS Medical Research Librarian, conducted the literature search.

Financial Statement/Disclosures

This clinical guideline was developed and funded in its entirety by the North American Spine Society (NASS). All participating authors have disclosed potential conflicts of interest consistent with NASS’ disclosure policy. Disclosures of all authors and contributors are listed in the technical report associated with this document.

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