A 71-year-old with PAD and diabetes takes aspirin. He is scheduled for elective hernia repair. Per CHEST, what should be done with aspirin?...

Question

A 71-year-old with PAD and diabetes takes aspirin. He is scheduled for elective hernia repair. Per CHEST, what should be done with aspirin?

Accepted Answer

Continue aspirin in most elective noncardiac surgeries

Answer

Stop aspirin 7 days before in all patients

Answer

Switch to clopidogrel

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Bridge with heparin

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Double aspirin dose pre-op

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Perioperative Antiplatelets