RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hoyle, Brian
T1 Perioperative Aspirin Does Not Reduce Cardiovascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery (POISE-2)
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 4
SP 21
OP 22
DO 10.1177/155989771404011
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/4/21.abstract
AB Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is ineffective in reducing perioperative heart attacks and death in noncardiac surgery, but increases the risk of bleeding. Results from the Perioperative Ischemic Evaluation-2 trial [POISE-2; Devereaux PJ et al. N Engl J Med 2014] are discussed in this article.