Does Clopidogrel Increase Blood Loss Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery? Michael W.A. Chu, MD, Steve R. Wilson, BS, Richard J. Novick, MD, Larry W. Stitt, MS, MacKenzie A. Quantz, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 5, Pages 1536-1541 (November 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.028
Fig 1 First 24 hour blood losses postoperatively (mean values with standard deviation). Black bar = clopidogrel 0 to 4 days; thatched bar = clopidogrel 5 to 8 days; white bar = no clopidogrel. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1536-1541DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.028)
Fig 2 Postoperative transfusion requirements. Black bar = clopidogrel 0 to 4 days; thatched bar = clopidogrel 5 to 8 days; white bar = no clopidogrel. (cryo = cryoprecipitate; FFP = fresh frozen plasma; pRBC = packed red blood cells.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1536-1541DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.028)