Patients undergoing orthopedic surgery who have coronary artery disease have an increased risk of clotting and bleeding complications postoperatively, according to a HealthDay news report from US News & World Report.
In a study of 3,082 patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, 5.8 percent experienced clotting complications and 5.4 percent experienced bleeding complications. The patients with coronary artery disease were four times more likely to experience clotting and twofold more likely to experience bleeding complications.
The study's authors, researchers at The New York University School of Medicine, found that only 8 percent of the patients with coronary artery disease were given preoperative aspirin, which decreased the risk of clotting.
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The study's authors, researchers at The New York University School of Medicine, found that only 8 percent of the patients with coronary artery disease were given preoperative aspirin, which decreased the risk of clotting.
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