Study: Anti-Clotting Drugs Do Not Increase Bleeding Risk in GI Procedure

Patients who used aspirin, NSAIDs or anti-clotting drugs prior to a GI procedure did not have an increased bleeding risk, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 76th annual meeting.

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In a review of 1,382 procedures at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, researchers found 3.9 percent of patients experienced bleeding during a procedure and 2.7 percent experience bleeding after the procedure. This rate was not any higher in patients who had used aspirin, NSAIDs or anti-clotting drugs before the procedure.

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