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Original Article
Volume 2, Number 4, August 2009, pages 209-212
Colonoscopy with Polypectomy in Patients Taking Clopidogrel
Tables
| Number of Patients | 60 |
| Male (Female) | 60 (0) |
| Average Age (Std Dev) | 64.7 (8.1) |
| Indication for Colonoscopy (%) | |
| Prior polyp or cancer | 24 (40%) |
| Screening | 23 (38%) |
| Iron deficiency anemia | 6 (10%) |
| Bleeding | 3 (5%) |
| Other | 4 (7%) |
| Indications for Clopidogrel (%) | |
| Coronary stent | 38 (63%) |
| Stroke or transient ischemic attack | 18 (30%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 5 (8%) |
| Coronary disease without stent | 3 (5%) |
| Concomitant Use of Other Medications (%) | |
| Aspirin | 10 (17%) |
| Warfarin (held for 36 hours) | 2 (3%) |
| Number of Polyps | 125 |
| Polyps per patient (range) | 2.1 (1-7) |
| Average Size (Std Dev) | 5.4 mm (2.1 mm) |
| Size Range | 3 – 12 mm |
| Polypectomy Technique | |
| Snare without cautery | 91 (73%) |
| Snare with cautery after saline injection | 27 (22%) |
| Snare without cautery after saline injection | 3 (2%) |
| Biopsy forceps without cautery | 3 (2%) |
| Snare with cautery after endoloop | 1 (1%) |
| Histology | |
| Adenoma | 98 (78%) |
| Non-neoplastic | 14 (11%) |
| Specimen lost | 13 (10%) |