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Dual antiplatelet treatment in patients candidates for abdominal surgery
Giulio Illuminati1, Gianluca Ceccanei, Maria A Pacilè
1Francesco Durante Dept. of Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. giulio.illuminati@uniroma1.it
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With the increasing diffusion of percutaneous interventions (PCI), surgeons are often faced with the problem of operating on patients under dual antiplatelet treatment. Replacing dual antiplatelet regiment with low molecular weight heparin may expose to the abrupt thrombosis of coronary stent and massive myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that abdominal operations can be safely performed under dual antiplatelet treatment. Eleven patients underwent 5 colectomies, 3 nefrectomies, 2 gastrectomies and 1 hysterectomy under aspirin and plavix without any significant perioperative hemorrhage. These preliminary results show that abdominal operations can be safely performed under dual antiplatelet regimen.
Key Words:
Abdominal surgery, Dual antiplatelet treatment.
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