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Intraoperative Ketorolac is Associated with Risk of Reoperation After Mastectomy: A Single-Center Examination.

Patrick J McCormickMelissa AsselKimberly J Van ZeeAndrew J VickersJonas A NelsonMonica MorrowHanae K TokitaBrett A SimonRebecca S Twersky
Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2021)
Ketorolac use decreased postoperative opioid use, but this benefit was outweighed by the increased risk of bleeding requiring reoperation. This finding led to a change in practice at the authors' center, with ketorolac no longer administered in the perioperative care of the mastectomy patient.
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