Effects of continuing use of aspirin on blood loss in patients who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty.

Guanqi HangJerry Yongqiang ChenAndy Khye Soon YewHee-Nee PangDarren Tay Keng JinShi-Lu ChiaNgai Nung LoSeng Jin Yeo

Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2020)

Patients who underwent TKA with continuation of low-dose aspirin did not result in more blood loss. Current blood loss management has provided sufficient reduction of blood loss to accommodate aspirin therapy perioperatively. We suggest that it is safe to continue aspirin prior to TKA.

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