title: [A new method for preoperative evaluation of platelet aggregation: Part I].
abstract: Newly introduced antiplatelet drugs such as ticlopidine or cilostazol are often administered to preoperative patients. However, how to evaluate the effect of these drugs on anesthetic management remains unsettled. The platelet aggregation test was performed on 20 operative patients, and the aggregation patterns are classified into five categories. The platelet aggregation is almost unchanged in some patients, and slightly depressed in others. The new classification of platelet aggregation patterns that we introduced for preoperative evaluation seems to be a good indicator of platelet function in patients medicated with antiplatelet drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ohmi-hachiman City Hospital, Kyoto.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000502:physiology*; D011300:Preoperative Care