• DOI:10.1007/s00268-014-2531-1
Corpus ID: 6771641

Postoperative Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Anastomotic Leak: Meta-analysis of Clinical and Experimental Studies

@article{Bhangu2014PostoperativeNA,
  title={Postoperative Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Anastomotic Leak: Meta-analysis of Clinical and Experimental Studies},
  author={A. Bhangu and P. Singh and J. Fitzgerald and A. Slesser and P. Tekkis},
  journal={World Journal of Surgery},
  year={2014},
  volume={38},
  pages={2247-2257}
}

A. Bhangu, P. Singh, +2 authors P. Tekkis

Published 2014

Medicine

World Journal of Surgery

AbstractBackground Enhanced recovery programs following colorectal resection recommend the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as part of multimodal analgesia. The present study aimed to assess whether postoperative NSAID use increased the risk of anastomotic leak. Methods A systematic review of published literature was performed for studies comparing anastomotic leak following NSAID administration versus control. Meta-analysis was conducted for studies in human patients and… CONTINUE READING

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