Ketorolac as a component of balanced analgesia after thoracotomy

Ketorolac 10 mg or 30 mg i.m., 6 hourly or placebo was given to 75 patients who had undergone thoracotomy, in a randomized double-blind study. All subjects were given intercostal nerve blocks with bupivacaine and had access to i.v. patient-controlled morphine. l.m. ketorolac improved the success rat...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1994-02, Vol.72 (2), p.224-226
Main Authors: POWER, I., BOWLER, G.M.R., PUGH, G.C., CHAMBERS, W.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Analgesia
Analgesia Pharmacology: ketorolac
Analgesics
Biological and medical sciences
Bupivacaine - administration & dosage
Double-Blind Method
Drug Combinations
Female
Humans
Ketorolac Tromethamine
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Morphine - therapeutic use
Nerve Block
Neuropharmacology
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Thoracotomy
Tolmetin - analogs & derivatives
Tolmetin - therapeutic use
Tromethamine - therapeutic use
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Summary:Ketorolac 10 mg or 30 mg i.m., 6 hourly or placebo was given to 75 patients who had undergone thoracotomy, in a randomized double-blind study. All subjects were given intercostal nerve blocks with bupivacaine and had access to i.v. patient-controlled morphine. l.m. ketorolac improved the success rate of the analgesic regimen, with fewer patients withdrawing from the study because of inadequate pain relief.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/72.2.224