TABLE 14.

Situations in Which Long-Term Anticoagulation Is Contraindicated and Situations When It Remains Reasonable

Long-Term Anticoagulation Contraindicated	Long-Term Anticoagulation Is Still Reasonable
Severe bleeding due to a nonreversible cause involving the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, or genitourinary systems Spontaneous intracranial/intraspinal bleeding due to a nonreversible cause Serious bleeding related to recurrent falls when cause of falls is not felt to be treatable	Bleeding involving the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, or genitourinary systems that is treatable Bleeding related to isolated trauma Bleeding related to procedural complications