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Association of perioperative ibuprofen exposure with post-tonsillectomy bleeding requiring operative management.
Abstract
Pediatric tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. The safety of ibuprofen use after surgery is debated given concern for increased bleeding. The primary objective of this study was to compare the rate of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage requiring operative management in patients who received ibuprofen perioperatively vs. patients who did not.