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Ibuprofen - a Safe Analgesic During Cardiac Surgery Recovery? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Saddiq Mohammad Qazi,
Eske Jesper Sindby,
Martin Nørgaard
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-6830
pISSN - 2008-5117
DOI - 10.15171/jcvtr.2015.31
Subject(s) - medicine , ibuprofen , analgesic , anesthesia , oxycodone , regimen , myocardial infarction , randomized controlled trial , renal function , lansoprazole , surgery , creatinine , adverse effect , receptor , opioid , pharmacology , helicobacter pylori
Postoperative pain-management with non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs has been controversial, due to related side-effects. We investigated whether there was a significant difference between an oxycodone-based pain-management regimen versus a slow-release ibuprofen based regimen, in a short term post-cardiac surgery setting. Particular attention was given to the rate of myocardial infarction, sternal healing, gastro-intestinal complications, renal failure and all-cause mortality.

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