====== Invasive Procedure ======

[[Minimally invasive neurosurgery]]

[[Minimally invasive spine surgery]]
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Before performing any [[invasive]] procedure, know the patient’s [[coagulation]] status (history of [[anticoagulant]] and/or [[antiplatelet]] function medications, and if indicated: [[PT]], [[PTT]], [[INR]], [[platelet count]] and [[platelet function assay]], [[Fibrin degradation product]]...).