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

The preventive effects of low-dose enteric-coated aspirin tablets on the development of colorectal tumours in Asian patients: a randomised trial. Gut 2014; 63: 1755-1759.

Published: 24th February 2015

Authors: Ishikawa H, Mutoh M, Suzuki S, Tokudome S, Saida Y, Abe T et al. et al.

Conclusion

In this study of 311 participants with adenomas or carcinomas removed endoscopically, aspirin reduced the rate of subsequent adenoma/carcinoma formation: odds ratio 0.6, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.36 to 0.98.

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