According to the latest reports, aspirin is great in preventing blood clots following surgery. Check out the latest reports about the efficiency of this drug below.
Aspirin turns out successful in preventing blood clots following surgery
A new study just revealed the fact that aspirin is able to work great, just as well as the blood thinner heparin at preventing blood clots in patients who have surgery for broken bones.
The new reports also made sure to reveal that this could be able to bring some changes in the standard of care for these types of patients in the future.
It’s also been reported that for example, patients who need surgery for fractures are usually given heparin to prevent blood clots for weeks after surgery, and the medicine needs to be injected.
According to the article posted by the online publication WTop, it seems that the clinical trial findings were released at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s annual meeting in Florida on Thursday.
It’s also worth noting the fact that this study was co-led by the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
“We expect our findings from this large scale trial to have an important impact on clinical practice and potentially even change the standard of care.” This is what Dr. Robert V. O’Toole of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Another important quote was revealed by the same online publication as you can see below.
“With data from more than 12,000 patients, this study provides clear evidence that aspirin is a viable option for preventing blood clots in the lung and death in patients who require surgery for orthopaedic trauma,” said Andrew Pollak, senior vice president, and chief clinical officer for the University of Maryland Medical System.
