Impact of postoperative NSAIDs (IV-PCA) use on short-term outcomes after laparoscopic gastrectomy for the patients of gastric cancer.

Postoperative NSAID use by IV-PCA is associated with anastomotic leakage, duodenal stump leakage, intra-abdominal bleeding, and intra-abdominal abscess in patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Caution is advised when NSAIDs are used peri-operatively.