Prospective Study Investigating Aspirin and Intraoperative Blood Loss and Complications Following Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether aspirin taken in the perioperative period will increase the blood loss associated with open inguinal hernia repairs. A secondary purpose of this study is to determine if the aspirin administered in the perioperative period increases the risk of complications associated with open inguinal hernia repairs.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
• Treatments: Aspirin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult male veterans ages 18-99

• inguinal hernia

• subjects currently taking 81mg, 325mg or no aspirin

Exclusion Criteria:

• recurrent hernia

• "giant" hernia

• women

• International Normalized Ratio > 1.7

• Hemophilia or other know congenital bleeding disorder

• Cirrhosis of hepatitis with coagulopathy

• Thrombocytopenia with platelet counts < 100,000

• Subjects currently on Coumadin or other platelet inhibitors