Routine Anticoagulation Is Not Indicated for Postoperative General Thoracic Surgical Patients With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation

Anticoagulation did not lower the risk of stroke or transient ischemic attacks in postoperative general thoracic surgery patients with new-onset AF but did increase the incidence of postoperative bleeding and other complications. Patients with new-onset AF after a general thoracic surgical procedure should not be routinely anticoagulated.