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ArticleSurgery research and practice2016

Effects of Lornoxicam on Anastomotic Healing: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-Control Experimental Study.

Stamatoula Drakopoulou, Elissaios Kontis, Eirini Pantiora, Antonios Vezakis, Despoina Karandrea, Eftychia Aravidou, Agathi Konti-Paphiti, Erifili Argyra, Dionisios Voros, Andreas A Polydorou and 1 more

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Article in Surgery research and practice, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Stamatoula Drakopoulou2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Elissaios Kontis2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2619-1058
Eirini Pantiora2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3654-335X
Antonios Vezakis2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Despoina KarandreaDepartment of Pathology, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Eftychia AravidouAnimal House Facility/Experimental Unit, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Agathi Konti-PaphitiDepartment of Pathology, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Erifili Argyra1st Department of Anesthesiology, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Dionisios Voros2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Andreas A Polydorou2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6165-3492
Georgios P Fragulidis2nd Department of Surgery, "Aretaieio" Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6011-8674
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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Abstract

Introduction and Aim. With the implementation of multimodal analgesia regimens, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are often administered for optimal pain control and reduction of opioid use. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of lornoxicam, a NSAID, on anastomotic healing employing an animal model. Materials and Methods. A total of 28 Wistar rats were randomly assigned in two groups. All animals underwent ascending colonic transection followed by an end-to-end hand sewn anastomosis. Group 1 received intraperitoneally lornoxicam before and daily after surgery. Group 2 received intraperitoneally an equal volume of placebo. Half of the animals in each group were euthanized on the 3rd pod and the remaining on the 7th pod. Macro- and microscopic indicators of anastomotic healing were compared using a two-tailed Fisher exact test. Results. The lornoxicam group significantly decreased fibroblast in growth and reepithelization of the mucosa at the anastomotic site on the 3rd pod and significantly increased occurrence of deep reaching defects, necrosis, and microabscess on the 7th pod. Conclusion. Lornoxicam administration during the perioperative period adversely affects histologic parameters of intestinal anastomotic healing. These effects of lornoxicam administration were not found to induce significant increase of anastomotic dehiscence in the rat model.

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