Open AccessNo preemptive analgesic effect of preoperative ketorolac administration following total abdominal hysterectomy: A randomized study
Author(s) -
Beatriz Nistal-Nuño
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.203011
Subject(s) - medicine , ketorolac , analgesic , abdominal hysterectomy , anesthesia , hysterectomy , randomized controlled trial , surgery
Experimental models using short-duration noxious stimuli have led to the concept of preemptive analgesia. Ketorolac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, has been shown to have a postoperative narcotic-sparing effect when given preoperatively and alternatively to not have this effect. This study was undertaken to determine whether a single intravenous (IV) dose of ketorolac would result in decreased postoperative pain and narcotic requirements.