Reversal of Oral Anticoagulants in the Elderly

As the population ages and the prevalence of thrombotic disorders increases the need for anticoagulation, treatment also increases. This also has led to the need for reversal mechanisms for the various anticoagulation treatments. This article goes through a brief history of anticoagulation treatments and then outlines the various anticoagulant therapies and the reversal mechanisms for them with a special view of the use in the geriatric population.