Emboli Rate During and Early after Carotid Endarterectomy after a Single Preoperative Dose of 120Â mg Acetylsalicylic Acid-A Prospective Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Randomised Trial

A single pre-operative dose of ASA (120 mg) did not reduce significantly the emboli rate during and after CEA and surgeons could not correctly identify whether or not ASA had been administered.