Journal article
Effect of aspirin in vascular surgery in patients from a randomized clinical trial (POISE-2)
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the POISE-2 (PeriOperative ISchemic Evaluation 2) trial, perioperative aspirin did not reduce cardiovascular events, but increased major bleeding. There remains uncertainty regarding the effect of perioperative aspirin in patients undergoing vascular surgery. The aim of this substudy was to determine whether there is a subgroup effect of initiating or continuing aspirin in patients undergoing vascular surgery.
METHODS: POISE-2 …
Authors
Biccard BM; Sigamani A; Chan MTV; Sessler DI; Kurz A; Tittley JG; Rapanos T; Harlock J; Szalay D; Tiboni ME
Journal
British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 105, No. 12, pp. 1591–1597
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 12, 2018
DOI
10.1002/bjs.10925
ISSN
0007-1323