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Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2016 Dec;36(6):704–709. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000575

Table 1.

List of included case studies.

Author Surgery N Outcome Comment
Dall et al.
2014 (36)
Total hip SSRI=83
Control=1202
Increase blood loss in
patients on SSRI,
mean = 93 ml (95%
CI 38–147 ml)
Movig et al
2003 (37)
Any orthopedic
surgery
SSRI=26
Control=474
Risk of transfusion
increased in SSRI
patients (OR 21.71,
95% CI 1.35–10.18)
No increase in
risk for patients
on non-SSRI
antidepressants
Sayadipour
et al 2012
(38)
Spinal fusion SSRI or
SNRI=144
Control=352
23% increased blood
loss in SSRI or SNRI
patients (p < .0001)
Schutte et al
2014 (39)
Hip repair
replacement
SSRI=114
Control=352
Increased risk of
transfusion in SSRI
patients (OR 1.7,
95% CI 1.1–2.5)
Seitz et al
2013 (40)
Hip fracture SSRI=6668
Control=1900
(former SSRI
users)
Increased Risk of
transfusions in
current SSRI patients
(OR 1.28, 95% CI
1.14–1.43)
Tavakoli et
al 2012 (41)
Hip and knee
replacement
SSRI=71
Control=123
Non-SSRI=29
No increased risk of
bleeding or
transfusions
Van Haelst
et al 2010 (42)
Hip Orthoplasty SSRI=66
Non SSRI or
SNRI=29
Control=285
Increased blood loss
in SSRIs patients
only (p< .01)
Andreasen
et al 2006
(43)
CABG SSRI=124
Control=3320
No increase in
transfusions (OR 1.1,
95% CI .9–1.5)
SSRI use
defined as
medication
within 90 days
before surgery
Kim et al
2009 (44)
CABG SSRI=1076
Non-SSRI =304
antidepressant=
304
No increase in
bleeding events
SSRIs compared to
non SSRI
antidepressants (OR
1.03, 95% CI .6–1.78)
Non SSRI group
includes
serotonin
reuptake
inhibitors, e.g.
Amitriptyline
Tully etal
2012 (45)
CABG SSRI=105
Control=4031
No increase in
bleeding events (p<
.2)
Xiong et al
2010 (46)
CABG SSRI=246
Control=4542
No Difference in
reoperation rate
secondary to
bleeding (OR 1.14,
95% CI .52–2.47)
Volume of RBC units
transfused greater in
SSRI group (p < .001)
Gartner et al
2010 (47)
Breast cancer SSRI user=201
SSRI former
user=1391
Control=12872
Increase risk for
reoperation
secondary to post-op
bleeding in current
SSRI users (OR. 2.3,
95% CI 1.4–2.4)
No increases risk in
former SSRI users
Basile et al
2013 (48)
Cosmetic breast SSRI=196
Control=2084
Increased risk in
SSRI patients for
breast hematoma
needing intervention
(OR 4.14, 95% CI
1.90–9.04)
Harirchian
et al 2012
(49)
Face lift SSRI=60
Control=203
No difference in rate
of post-operative
hematomas
Salkeld et al
2008 (50)
Postpartum
Hemorrhage
Post-partum
Hemorrhage
=2460
Control=23,943
No increase in post-
partum hemorrhage
for SSRI users (OR
1.30, 95% CI .98–1.72)
SSRI use
defined as
medication taken
within 90 days of
delivery
Palmsten et
al 2013 (51)
Postpartum
Hemorrhage
Current
SSRI=1495
Control=105,500
increased post-
partum hemorrhage
for current SSRI
users (OR 1.47, 95%
CI 1.33–1.62)
No increase risk
for past users of
SSRIs
Napenas et
al 2011 (52)
Invasive dental
treatment
SSRI=92
No control
2 bleeding events
Richter et al
2011 (53\)
Percutaneous
endoscopic
gastrostomy
SSRI=99
Control=891
Increased risk of UGI
bleeding in SSRI
patients (OR 4.1,
95% CI 1.1–13.4)