Why the study?
What is the consensus on operative delay for orthopedic patients on clopidogrel among academic orthopedic surgery programs?
Population
Program directors of academic orthopedic surgery programs
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Current academic practice favors minimal delay for clopidogrel patients in urgent orthopedic cases; leaves open optimal timing pending prospective trials.
What is the consensus on operative delay for orthopedic patients on clopidogrel among academic orthopedic surgery programs?
The majority of academic orthopedic surgery programs do not delay emergent surgery and wait less than 3 days for urgent surgery in patients on clopidogrel.
Lavelle et al. (2008) studied this question.
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