A landmark study finds that aspirin works just as well as the blood thinner heparin at preventing blood clots in patients who had surgery for broken bones.
Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but a new clinical trial found that over-the-counter aspirin is just as effective.
TAMPA, Fla. —Aspirin as a thromboprophylaxis agent was non-inferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for all-cause mortality in patients with extremity, pelvic or acetabular fractures, presented results showed.“Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a well-recognized, potentially fatal complication after orthopedic trauma. Current guidelines recommend low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for
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