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Low-Dose Short-Term NSAID (Ketorolac) on Cytokine Levels After Orthopaedic Polytrauma

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November 2024

Low-Dose Short-Term NSAID (Ketorolac) on Cytokine Levels After Orthopaedic Polytrauma

Vol: 306| Issue: 11| Number:59| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Does Scheduled Low-Dose Short-Term NSAID (Ketorolac) Modulate Cytokine Levels After Orthopaedic Polytrauma? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

J Orthop Trauma. 2024 01-Jul;():. 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002807

Contributing Authors:
JA Foster GS Hawk DC Landy JT Griffin AC Bernard DR Oyler WGS Southall M Muhammad CR Sierra-Arce SD Mounce JS Borgida L Xiang A Aneja

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Synopsis

Seventy orthopedic polytrauma patients were randomized to receive either 15 mg of intravenous ketorolac every 6 hours (n=35) or 2 mL of intravenous saline (n=35) for up to 5 inpatient days. The primary outcome was daily cytokine concentrations, including IL-1a, IL-1b, IL-6, IL-10, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Secondary outcomes assessed included hospital and ICU length of stay (LOS), pulmonary com...

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