Continued Antiplatelet Therapy and Risk of Bleeding in Gastrointestinal Procedures: A Systematic Review

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
4290661	Journal of the American College of Surgeons	2016	27 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The risk of bleeding associated with GI procedures in patients receiving antiplatelet therapy was not significantly higher than in patients with no antiplatelet or interrupted antiplatelet therapy.

Keywords

Trucut biopsy ASA EUS-FNA ESD EBL ASGE TcB American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy American Society of Anesthesiologists estimated blood loss endoscopic submucosal dissection Postoperative bleeding Gastrointestinal odds ratio POB PEG Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy