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Safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, multicenter cohort study

Safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, multicenter cohort study
Safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, multicenter cohort study
Background

Significant safety concerns remain surrounding the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) following gastrointestinal surgery, leading to wide variation in their use. This study aimed to determine the safety profile of NSAIDs after major gastrointestinal surgery.

Methods

Consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency abdominal surgery with a minimum one-night stay during a 3-month study period were eligible for inclusion. The administration of any NSAID within 3 days following surgery was the main independent variable. The primary outcome measure was the 30-day postoperative major complication rate, as defined by the Clavien–Dindo classification (Clavien–Dindo III–V). Propensity matching with multivariable logistic regression was used to produce odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals.

Results

From 9264 patients, 23.9 % (n = 2212) received postoperative NSAIDs. The overall major complication rate was 11.5 % (n = 1067). Following propensity matching and adjustment, use of NSAIDs were not significantly associated with any increase in major complications (OR 0.90, 0.60–1.34, p = 0.560).

Conclusions

Early use of postoperative NSAIDs was not associated with an increase in major complications following gastrointestinal surgery.
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Bhome, Rahul
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STARSurg Collaborative
Bhome, Rahul
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STARSurg Collaborative (2017) Safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in major gastrointestinal surgery: a prospective, multicenter cohort study. World Journal of Surgery, 41 (1), 47-55. (doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3727-3).

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Abstract

Background

Significant safety concerns remain surrounding the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) following gastrointestinal surgery, leading to wide variation in their use. This study aimed to determine the safety profile of NSAIDs after major gastrointestinal surgery.

Methods

Consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency abdominal surgery with a minimum one-night stay during a 3-month study period were eligible for inclusion. The administration of any NSAID within 3 days following surgery was the main independent variable. The primary outcome measure was the 30-day postoperative major complication rate, as defined by the Clavien–Dindo classification (Clavien–Dindo III–V). Propensity matching with multivariable logistic regression was used to produce odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals.

Results

From 9264 patients, 23.9 % (n = 2212) received postoperative NSAIDs. The overall major complication rate was 11.5 % (n = 1067). Following propensity matching and adjustment, use of NSAIDs were not significantly associated with any increase in major complications (OR 0.90, 0.60–1.34, p = 0.560).

Conclusions

Early use of postoperative NSAIDs was not associated with an increase in major complications following gastrointestinal surgery.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 20 October 2016
Published date: January 2017

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Local EPrints ID: 415570
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415570
PURE UUID: 9f593921-a73b-4393-9453-5e3d23ba04bc
ORCID for Rahul Bhome: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-4939

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Date deposited: 15 Nov 2017 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:14

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Author: Rahul Bhome ORCID iD
Corporate Author: STARSurg Collaborative

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