Risk of Post-polypectomy Bleeding With Uninterrupted Clopidogrel Therapy in an Industry-independent, Double-blind, Randomized Trial

Guidelines recommend withholding clopidogrel 7 days before polypectomy to reduce bleeding risk, but these were written based on limited evidence. We investigated whether uninterrupted clopidogrel therapy increases the risk of delayed post-polypectomy bleeding in patients undergoing colonoscopy.