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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
The charts of 258 patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy between June 1991 and June 1993 were reviewed. One hundred sixty-nine of these patients received ketorolac tromethamine during the perioperative period as a nonnarcotic alternative for postoperative pain management. The incidence of postoperative hemorrhage among patients who received ketorolac tromethamine was 10.1%, compared to 2.2% in those patients who received narcotic analgesia only. The average time to adequate oral intake and discharge was evaluated. Ketorolac appeared to moderately decrease the time to adequate oral intake. The use of ketorolac did not significantly alter the time to discharge. The increased incidence of postoperative hemorrhage in patients receiving ketorolac should be considered before this medication is used in the perioperative period. The risk/benefit ratio of ketorolac use as a postoperative analgesic may be better demonstrated in a prospective study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
606-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Adenoidectomy, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Analgesics, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Child, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Drug Combinations, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Ketorolac Tromethamine, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Pain, Postoperative, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Tolmetin, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Tonsillectomy, pubmed-meshheading:7769943-Tromethamine
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Perioperative ketorolac tromethamine and postoperative hemorrhage in cases of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, University Hospital, Hershey 17033, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article