Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Effects of Preoperative Low-dose Aspirin on the Incidence of Mesenteric Traction Syndrome in Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Main finding · Intraoperative MTSResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.300 95% CI 0.102–0.777Authors' conclusion
Preoperative low-dose aspirin reduced the risk of MTS in patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing open repair of unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, academic medical center, July 2016–December 2022114 met inclusion criteria
- Participants
- 147 patients
- Exposure
- Preoperative low-dose aspirin vs no aspirin
- Aspirinn = 35
- Nonaspirinn = 79reference
- Outcome
- Intraoperative MTS
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
0.300
95% CI 0.102–0.777
P = 0.012
By group
Aspirin vs Nonaspirin
OR 0.300 (95% CI 0.102–0.777); P = 0.012
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
MTS by timing of aspirin discontinuation (subgroup)
- Mesenteric traction syndrome (MTS) by timing of aspirin discontinuation (subgroup): 26 and 9 patients, respectively
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Original publication
Effects of Preoperative Low-dose Aspirin on the Incidence of Mesenteric Traction Syndrome in Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 24 May 2025. doi:10.
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