Meta-analysis: Colonoscopic post-polypectomy bleeding in patients on continued clopidogrel therapy

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 947-952

  Gandhi, S ^a   Narula, N ^b   Mosleh, W ^c   Marshall, J K ^b   Farkouh, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTORS; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876467074     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12292     Document Type: Article

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