Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of perioperative continuous use of Aspirin on bleeding in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods Totally 132 patients who underwent LC from January 2013 to May 2015 in our hospital and had long-term use of Aspirin were enrolled into the study. They were randomly divided into observation group and control group. The patients in the control group stopped use of Aspirin 7 days before operation and 3 days after operation while the cases in the observation group continuously used Aspirin during perioperative period. The intraoperative bleeding, operation time, rate of conversion to laparotomy, postoperative bleeding rate, postoperative blood transfusion rate, rate of major thromboembolic events, postoperative drainage volume, total hospital stay and hospital expenses were compared between the two groups. Results There was no significant difference in the intraoperative bleeding, operation time, rate of conversion to laparotomy, postoperative drainage volume, total hospital stay or hospital expenses between the two groups (P > 0.05). None of the patient had postoperative bleeding, blood transfusion or major thromboembolic events. Conclusions For patients undergoing elective LC who have long-term use of Aspirin (75-100 mg/d), perioperative continuous use of Aspirin does not increase the risk of intraoperative or postoperative bleeding, and would not affect the operation time or hospital stay either.