Key result
Anesthetic agents such as ketamine inhibit platelet function in vitro, but clinical trials are needed to determine their in vivo impact on perioperative bleeding and thrombotic outcomes.
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Editorial
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This editorial highlights the gap between in vitro evidence of anesthetic-induced platelet inhibition and the lack of clinical trials evaluating their actual in vivo hemostatic consequences.
This editorial highlights the gap between in vitro evidence of anesthetic-induced platelet inhibition and the lack of clinical trials evaluating their actual in vivo hemostatic consequences.
Nauder Faraday (2002) conducted an editorial in Perioperative hemostasis. Anesthetic agents was evaluated. Anesthetic agents such as ketamine inhibit platelet function in vitro, but clinical trials are needed to determine their in vivo impact on perioperative bleeding and thrombotic outcomes.
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