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2020 Jul 07


J Surg Res


255

The Impact of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs on Older Adult Trauma Patients With Hip Fractures.

Authors

Haines KL, Fuller M, Vaughan JG, Krishnamoorthy V, Raghunathan K, Kasotakis G, Agarwal S, Ohnuma T
J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 07; 255:583-593.
PMID: 32650142.

Abstract

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use is frequently recommended for multimodal analgesia to reduce opioid use. We hypothesized that increased NSAID utilization will decrease opioid requirements without leading to significant complications in older adult trauma patients undergoing hip fracture repair.