Increased Postoperative Bleeding Risk among Patients with Local Flap Surgery under Continued Clopidogrel Therapy

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of a continued antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel on postoperative bleeding risk in patients undergoing skin tumor resection and reconstruction with local flaps or skin grafts under outpatient conditions. Patients and Methods. The au...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang Eichhorn, Martina Haase, Lan Kluwe, Jürgen Zeuch, Ralf Smeets, Henning Hanken, Manfred Wehrmann, Alexander Gröbe, Max Heiland, Moritz Birkelbach, Carsten Rendenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/120903