A 60-year-old with NSTEMI receives ticagrelor and aspirin. CABG is scheduled. When should ticagrelor be discontinued preoperatively to reduce bleeding...

Question

A 60-year-old with NSTEMI receives ticagrelor and aspirin. CABG is scheduled. When should ticagrelor be discontinued preoperatively to reduce bleeding?

Accepted Answer

5 days before

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24 hours before

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48 hours before

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3 days before

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7 days before

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Perioperative Antiplatelet Management

A 60-year-old with NSTEMI receives ticagrelor and aspirin. CABG is scheduled. When should ticagrelor be discontinued preoperatively to reduce bleeding?