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Systematic Review: To Continue Taking or To Stop Taking Antiplatelet Drugs Before Non-Cardiac Surgery

20 Jul, 2018 | 03:31h | UTC

To continue taking or to stop taking antiplatelet drugs for a few days before non-cardiac surgery in adults – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: To continue taking or to stop taking antiplatelet drugs for a few days before non-cardiac surgery in adults – Cochrane Library (free)

“We found low-certainty evidence that either continuation or discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy before non-cardiac surgery may make little or no difference to mortality, bleeding requiring surgical intervention, or ischaemic events”.

 


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