Preoperative aspirin therapy can benefit cardiac surgery patients, study finds

Monday, December 5, 2011 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

Aspirin taken within five days of cardiac surgery is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of major postoperative complications, including renal failure, a lengthy intensive care unit stay and even early death, according to a study by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and UC Davis Medical Center set to appear in the journal Annals of Surgery.

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