The Effect of Aspirin on Bleeding and Transfusion in Contemporary Cardiac Surgery.

Despite evidence that preoperative aspirin improves outcomes in cardiac surgery, recommendations for aspirin use are inconsistent due to aspirin's anti-platelet effect and concern for bleeding. The purpose of this study was to investigate preoperative aspirin use and its effect on bleeding and...

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Main Authors: Jordan E Goldhammer, Gregary D Marhefka, Constantine Daskalakis, Mark W Berguson, John E Bowen, James T Diehl, Jianzhong Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4521851?pdf=render