Table 4.

comparison between VKA and DOAC at T3

	N and %	VKA (n=53)	DOAC (n=59)	p-value
Taste of blood	Yes	7 (13.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0.02
	No	46 (86.8%)	58 (98.3%)
Bleeding	Yes	9 (17%)	9 (15.3%)
	No	44 (83%)	50 (84.7%)
Bleeding events according to Iwabuchi	No bleeding	44 (83%)	50 (84.7%)
	One compression with gauze	7 (13.2%)	9 (15.3%)
	More than two compressions with gauze	2 (3.8%)	0 (0%)	0.31
	Need of pharmacological intervention	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Need of surgical intervention	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Post-surgical complications	Hematoma, swelling, infection, nerve injury, ecchymosis	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	-
	Hyperplastic clot	0 (0%)	2 (3.4%)