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Aspirin at 75 to 81 mg Daily for the Prevention of Preterm Pre-Eclampsia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Document Type
Report
Source
Journal of Clinical Medicine. February 2024, Vol. 13 Issue 4
Subject
Canada
Language
English
ISSN
2077-0383
Abstract
Author(s): Brielle Demuth [1]; Ariane Pellan [1]; Amélie Boutin [1,2]; Emmanuel Bujold (corresponding author) [1,3,*]; Louise Ghesquière [1,4] 1. Introduction Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a major cause of maternal and neonatal [...]
Background: Aspirin at 150 mg daily, initiated in the 1st trimester of pregnancy, prevents preterm pre-eclampsia. We aimed to estimate whether a dose of 75 to 81 mg daily can help to prevent preterm pre-eclampsia as well. Methods: A systematic search was conducted using multiple databases and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared aspirin initiated in the first trimester of pregnancy to placebo or no treatment, following the PRISMA guidelines and the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Results: We retrieved 11 RCTs involving 13,981 participants. Five RCTs had a low risk of bias, one at unclear risk, and fiver had a high risk of bias. A pooled analysis demonstrated that doses of 75 to 81 mg of aspirin, compared to a placebo or no treatment, was not associated with a significant reduction in preterm pre-eclampsia (8 studies; 12,391 participants; relative risk, 0.66; 95% confidence interval: 0.27 to 1.62; p = 0.36), but there was a significant heterogeneity across the studies (I[sup.2] = 61%, p = 0.02). Conclusion: It cannot be concluded that taking 75 to 81 mg of aspirin daily reduces the risk of preterm pre-eclampsia. However, given the significant heterogeneity between the studies, the true effect that such a dose of aspirin would have on pregnancy outcomes could not be properly estimated.