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Those guidelines from the American College of Surgeons recommend discontinuing Plavix five to seven days before coronary artery bypass surgery, said Dr. Richard C. Becker, a professor of medicine in cardiology and hematology at Duke University, and co-author of a report in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
If your mother had a drug eluting stent it is likely safe to stop the plavix and have the surgery after 18 months of the drug. She should however stay on the aspirin during the time of the surgery and then likely restart the plavix after the surgery.