Perioperative ketorolac tromethamine and postoperative hemorrhage in cases of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1995
Abstract
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.
Volume
105
Issue
6
First Page
606
Last Page
609
ISSN
0023-852X
Published In/Presented At
Gallagher, J. E., Blauth, J., & Fornadley, J. A. (1995). Perioperative ketorolac tromethamine and postoperative hemorrhage in cases of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. The Laryngoscope, 105(6), 606–609. https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-199506000-00008
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology
PubMedID
7769943
Department(s)
Department of Radiation Oncology
Document Type
Article