Journal article
Perioperative Aspirin for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The PeriOperative ISchemia Evaluation-2 (POISE-2) trial compared aspirin with placebo after noncardiac surgery.
METHODS: The authors randomly assigned 10,010 patients undergoing noncardiac surgery to receive 200 mg aspirin or placebo 2 to 4 h before surgery and then 100 mg aspirin daily or placebo daily for up to 30 days after surgery. Herein, the authors report the effect of aspirin on venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep …
Authors
Eikelboom JW; Kearon C; Guyatt G; Sessler DI; Yusuf S; Cook D; Douketis J; Patel A; Kurz A; Allard R
Journal
Anesthesiology, Vol. 125, No. 6, pp. 1121–1129
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 1, 2016
DOI
10.1097/aln.0000000000001352
ISSN
0003-3022