Sahrish Shah, Meritxell Urtecho, Mohammed Firwana, Tarek Nayfeh, Bashar Hasan, Ahmad Nanaa, Samer Saadi, David N Flynn, Rami Abd-Rabu, Mohamed O Seisa, Noora S Rajjoub, Leslie C Hassett, Alex C Spyropoulos, James D Douketis, M Hassan Murad
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the available evidence about the perioperative management of patients who are receiving long-term antiplatelet therapy and require elective surgery/procedures. METHODS: This systematic review supports the development of the American College of Chest Physicians guideline on the perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy. A literature search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus and Cochrane databases was conducted from each database's inception to July 16, 2020...
December 2022: Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Innovations, Quality & Outcomes