Ariana Lyons Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant: Clinical Paradoxes in Perioperative Hemostasis: The Permanent Impact of Acetylsalicylic Acid

In the sterile, pre-operative holding area of a high-volume surgical center in Midtown Atlanta, a patient scheduled for an elective laminectomy reveals a critical detail during the final safety check: they ingested their 81mg ‘baby’ aspirin this morning.