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A 63-year-old man with non-valvular atrial fibrillation takes apixaban 5 mg twice daily. His creatinine clearance is 78 mL/min and his CHA2DS2-VASc score is 2. He is scheduled for elective total hip arthroplasty under single-shot spinal anaesthesia. His last dose of apixaban was 60 hours ago. PT and aPTT are normal, but a calibrated apixaban level is unavailable. Which is the most appropriate management?
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