A Randomized, Double-blind Evaluation of Ketorolac Tromethamine for Postoperative Analgesia in Ambulatory Surgery Patients

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Authors

Hak Y. Wong · Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Randall L. Carpenter · Virginia Mason Medical Center

Dan J. Kopacz · Virginia Mason Medical Center

Robert J. Fragen · Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Gale E. Thompson · Virginia Mason Medical Center

Thomas Maneatis · Syntek Technologies (United States)

Lincoln Bynum

Abstract

Ketorolac, when used in an iv and then oral sequence, is a safe and effective analgesic in the ambulatory surgery setting. It has a slower onset than fentanyl, but causes fewer side effects than C+A.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Pain Management Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesiology

Volume 78, Issue 1, pp. 6-14

DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199301000-00003

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