Preoperative aspirin therapy significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiocerebral events (OR 0.585) and postoperative renal failure compared to no aspirin in patients undergoing non-emergent cardiac surgery.
Cohort (n=1,145)
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Does preoperative aspirin therapy reduce major adverse cardiocerebral events and renal complications in patients undergoing non-emergent cardiac surgery?
Preoperative aspirin use within 5 days of non-emergent cardiac surgery is associated with a significant reduction in major adverse cardiocerebral events and renal failure without increasing readmissions.
Effect estimate: OR 0.585 (95% CI 0.355-0.964)
Absolute Event Rate: 8.4% vs 12.5%
p-value: p=0.035
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Postoperative cardiocerebral and renal complications are a major threat for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This study was aimed to examine the effect of preoperative aspirin use on patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: An observational cohort study was performed on consecutive patients (n = 1879) receiving cardiac surgery at this institution. The patients excluded from the study were those with preoperative anticoagulants, unknown aspirin use, or underwent emergent cardiac surgery. Outcome events included were 30-day mortality, renal failure, readmission and a composite outcome--major adverse cardiocerebral events (MACE) that include permanent or transient stroke, coma, perioperative myocardial infarction (MI), heart block and cardiac arrest. RESULTS: Of all patients, 1145 patients met the inclusion criteria and were divided into two groups: those taking (n = 858) or not taking (n = 287) aspirin within 5 days preceding surgery. Patients with aspirin presented significantly more with history of hypertension, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, previous MI, angina and older age. With propensity scores adjusted and multivariate logistic regression, however, this study showed that preoperative aspirin therapy (vs. no aspirin) significantly reduced the risk of MACE (8.4% vs. 12.5%, odds ratio OR 0.585, 95% CI 0.355-0.964, P = 0.035), postoperative renal failure (2.6% vs. 5.2%, OR 0.438, CI 0.203-0.945, P = 0.035) and dialysis required (0.8% vs. 3.1%, OR 0.230, CI 0.071-0.742, P = 0.014), but did not significantly reduce 30-day mortality (4.1% vs. 5.8%, OR 0.744, CI 0.376-1.472, P = 0.396) nor it increased readmissions in the patients undergoing cardiac surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative aspirin therapy is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of MACE and renal failure and did not increase readmissions in patients undergoing non-emergent cardiac surgery.
Cao et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Non-emergent cardiac surgery (n=1,145). Preoperative aspirin vs. No preoperative aspirin was evaluated on Major adverse cardiocerebral events (MACE) (OR 0.585, 95% CI 0.355-0.964, p=0.035). Preoperative aspirin therapy significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiocerebral events (OR 0.585) and postoperative renal failure compared to no aspirin in patients undergoing non-emergent cardiac surgery.