Perioperative Management of Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with a Coronary Stent who Need Non-cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines

BACKGROUND: It is unclear how to appropriately manage discontinuation and resumption of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary stents who need noncardiac surgery. We undertook a systematic review of the literature to identify practice guideline statements regarding antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery. METHODS: We used six search strategies to identify practice guideline statements that comment on perioperative antiplatelet management for patients with coronary stents undergoing noncardiac surgery...