The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Perioperative aspirin and clonidine and risk of acute kidney injury. JAMA 2014; 312: 2254-2264.

Published: 5th February 2015

Authors: Garg AX, Kurz A, Sessler DI, Cuerden M, Robinson A, Mrkobrada M et al. et al.

Conclusion

In this study that included 6905 patients undergoing non cardiac surgery, neither aspirin, nor clonidine reduced the rate of acute kidney injury.

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