Academic Editor: Demosthenes B Panagiotakos
There is limited data about the bleeding complication of antiplatelet therapy
after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations focused on diabetic
patients. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the effects of aspirin and clopidogrel
monotherapies on postoperative bleeding in these patients. A total of 165
diabetic patients who underwent isolated off-pump beating heart coronary artery
bypass (OPCAB) operation were evaluated, 84 patients were included in this
retrospective study. Patients were divided into groups according to the type of
antiplatelet regime. Chest tube drainage amounts and the amount of blood product
transfusions were evaluated. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) - group included 42
aspirin monotherapy and Clopidogrel - group included 42 clopidogrel monotherapy
patients after propensity matching. The mean drainage amount in ASA - group was
670.24