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Patients need not stop clopidogrel before surgery.(Gynecology)(Brief Article)
WASHINGTON -- Patients on long-term clopidogrel treatment don't need to stop the drug before surgery, Richard E. Kuntz, M.D., said at a meeting that was sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Washington Hospital Center.
"There is growing experience that it's safe to perform surgery on a patient taking clopidogrel. At our institution, surgeons will operate on these patients. There is no significant difference in morbidity and mortality" during surgery, said Dr. Kuntz, who is a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
"Surgeons make more of a big deal about clopidogrel than they need to," he added.
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