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. 2007 May 25;5:6. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-5-6

Table 2.

Perioperative complications in patients taking clopidogrel

Do you routinely stop clopigorel Have you found increased peri-operative complications in patients taking clopidogrel Complications encountered
Yes (62) Yes – 16 (25.8%) Bleeding – 14 (22.6%) Haematoma – 2 (3.2%) Wound infection – 2 (3.2%) CVE * – 1 (1.6%)
No – 46 (74.2%) N/A
No (10) No – 10 (100%) N/A

* CVE – Cerebro-Vascular Event