Postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report involving a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
A case of serious gastrointestinal bleeding in the postoperative period is reported. A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) had been used for analgesia. This case highlights some of the potentially adverse effects of NSAIDs on the GI tract and the risk factors for such effects are discussed.
McCann
K J
KJ
Department of Otolaryngology, Toronto Hospital, ON.
Irish
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020910:Ketorolac; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013392:Sucralfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014046:Tolmetin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D013392:Sucralfate; D014046:Tolmetin; D020910:Ketorolac