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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in surgical patients, especially those undergoing lower limb orthopaedic procedures as well as oncological resectional surgery. Numerous studies have evaluated the role of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, aspirin) in primary VTE prevention, with contradictory results reflected in divergent guidelines. We reviewed current evidence for ASA as primary VTE...
This best evidence topic was investigated according to a described protocol. The question asked was: should patients on acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) for secondary prevention stop or continue the medication prior to elective, abdominal surgery. Using the reported search 826 papers were found of which five represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The strongest evidence was from a...
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