Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase the risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 493-494

  Desikan, S R ^a   Meena, N G ^b  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BLEEDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; TONSILLECTOMY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 2342468064     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.050336     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Moiniche S, Romsing J, Dahl JB, et al. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and the risk of operative site bleeding after tonsillectomy: a quantitative systematic review. Anesth Analg 2003;96:68-77.
2. Morret E, Flahault A, Samana CM, et al. Effect of postoperative, nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs on bleeding risk after tonsillectomy. Meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials. Anaesthesiology 2003;98:1497-502.