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Aspirin and Post‐prostatectomy Haemorrhage
Author(s) -
THURSTON A. V.,
BRIANT SANDRA L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1993.tb16027.x
Subject(s) - aspirin , medicine , prostatectomy , platelet , ingestion , urology , surgery , prostate , cancer
Summary— Haemorrhage occasionally occurs following transurethral prostatectomy, and it may be severe. In this study a relationship between severe haemorrhage and ingestion of aspirin is documented. This is explicable in terms of the anti‐aggregatory affects of aspirin on platelets. There may also be a problem with other types of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory agents. Surgery should be undertaken with caution on patients taking these common medications.