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OTA 2023: Reducing Opioid Use and Pain in Polytrauma Patients with Low-Dose, Short-Term IV Ketorolac

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October 2023

OTA 2023: Reducing Opioid Use and Pain in Polytrauma Patients with Low-Dose, Short-Term IV Ketorolac

Vol: 305| Issue: 1| Number:11| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Low-Dose Short-term Scheduled Ketorolac Reduced Opioid Use and Pain in Orthopaedic Polytrauma Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Contributing Authors:
A Aneja DC Landy DL Kinchelow J Griffin GS Hawk ES Moghadamian R Wright PE Matuszewski DA Zuelzer DD Primm JA Foster

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70 orthopaedic polytrauma patients were randomized to receive 5 days of intravenous low-dose ketorolac (n=35) or a placebo (n=35). The main outcomes of interest included length of stay, opioid consumption, and post-operative pain scores. The ketorolac group did not show any advantage in length of stay outcome compared to placebo, but reported significantly lower opioid consumption and pain scores ...

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