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Continuation versus discontinuation of aspirin-based antiplatelet therapy for perioperative bleeding and ischaemic events in adults undergoing neurosurgery: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction Antiplatelet therapy is commonly used in primary or secondary prevention of atherosclerotic and thrombotic diseases, such as coronary artery disease, transient ischaemic attack or stroke. Recent studies noted that antiplatelet therapy should be continued perioperatively in patients at high risk of thrombosis and low bleeding risk in orthopaedic, spinal or urological surgery. However, evidence in neurosurgery is lacking. Thus, we aim to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether the continuous use of antiplatelet drugs in neurosurgery increases the risk of perioperative bleeding. Methods a...
Source: BMJ Open - September 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wang, X., Wang, X., Yu, Y., Han, R. Tags: Open access, Anaesthesia Source Type: research

Local anaesthetics combined with vasoconstrictors in patients with cardiovascular disease undergoing dental procedures: systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions The results suggest that the use of LA with vasoconstrictors (epinephrine in low doses) is safe in patients with some types of CVD. However, the low quality of evidence demonstrated that literature needs further studies in order to confirm these results. Protocol registration PROSPERO (CRD42016045421).
Source: BMJ Open - July 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Guimaraes, C. C., Lopes, L. C., Bergamaschi, C. d. C., Ramacciato, J. C., Silva, M. T., Araujo, J. d. O., de Andrade, N. K., Motta, R. H. L. Tags: Open access, Anaesthesia Source Type: research