General information

ASRA Coags transforms the ASRA (American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine) Anticoagulation Guidelines into a quick and easy reference for your practice. It provides rapid access to drug-specific summary information.

This version combines both the 2018 Regional Anesthesia guidelines from the publication “Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy; American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines (Fourth Edition)” and the 2018 Interventional Pain guidelines from the publication “Interventional Spine and Pain Procedures in Patients on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications (Second Edition); Guidelines From the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the International Neuromodulation Society, the North American Neuromodulation Society, and the World Institute of Pain.”

You have direct access to either the Regional guidelines or Pain guidelines in one app or you can choose either one as the default starting point if your practice is focused in a specific area.

Regional Guidelines:
1. You can search for drugs by brand name or generic name
2. Get recommendations based on the block type (e.g. neuraxial, peripheral) and the intervention type (e.g. placing a block or removing a catheter)
3. Access more detailed information for any drug by using the "info" button:
• Method of Action for each drug.
• Executive Summary for each drug.
• The Full 2018 ASRA Regional guideline in PDF form.

Pain Guidelines:
1. You can search for drugs by brand name or generic name
2. You can get recommendations for:
• High, Intermediate, and Low Risk Procedures
• Modifiers for patients at higher bleeding risk
• Herbal Medications
• Antidepressant medications
• When to restart medications after a procedure
4. Access more detailed information for any drug by using the "info" button:
• Method of Action for each drug.
• Executive Summary for each drug.
• The Full 2018 ASRA Pain guideline in PDF form.

Project developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center by Rajnish Gupta, MD and Matthew McEvoy, MD.
Code written by Mustard Seed Software LLC.