Bleeding After a Single Dose of Ketorolac in a Postoperative Patient

Bleeding After a Single Dose of Ketorolac in a Postoperative Patient

A 74-year-old male patient with extensive cardiac history and hepatitis on apixaban and clopidogrel presented with adhesive small bowel obstruction. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy and adhesiolysis for small bowel obstruction. On postoperative day 6, after a single dose of ketorolac,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-06, Vol.12 (6)
Hauptverfasser: Gupta, Anupam K, Parker, Barbara M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Analgesics
Blood platelets
Blood pressure
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case reports
Constipation
Diabetes
Drug dosages
Electrocardiography
Enzymes
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Heart failure
Heart rate
Hemoglobin
Hepatitis
Hypertension
Insulin
Laparotomy
Narcotics
Patients
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Zusammenfassung:A 74-year-old male patient with extensive cardiac history and hepatitis on apixaban and clopidogrel presented with adhesive small bowel obstruction. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy and adhesiolysis for small bowel obstruction. On postoperative day 6, after a single dose of ketorolac, the patient had an intra-abdominal bleed requiring exploratory laparotomy and washout.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.8919