Does low-dose aspirin increase blood loss after spinal fusion surgery?

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-307

  Kang, Suk Bong ^a   Cho, Kyu Jung ^a   Moon, Kyung Ho ^a   Jung, Jae Hoon ^a   Jung, Se Jin ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti platelet agent; Blood loss; Complication; Hemorrhage; Low dose aspirin; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 79953903539     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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