ArticleFrontiers in surgery2018
Comparing the Efficacy of IV Ibuprofen and Ketorolac in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. A Randomized Double-Blind Active Comparator Pilot Study.
Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preoperative Nonopioid Analgesia Reduces Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Arthroscopic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of intra-articular ketorolac for pain control in arthroscopic surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Pooled it
- Perioperative nonopioid analgesia reduces postoperative opioid consumption in knee arthroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- The efficacy of dexamethasone on pain management for knee arthroscopy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- The efficacy of ketamine supplementation on pain management for knee arthroscopy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Ibuprofen in the Treatment of Postoperative Acute Pain: A Phase III Multicenter Randomized Placebo-ControlledDouble-Blind Clinical Trial.Pain research & management · 2023Trial
- Preemptive meloxicam achieves a better effect on postoperative pain control and similar tolerance compared with postoperative meloxicam in patients receiving arthroscopic knee surgery.Inflammopharmacology · 2019Trial
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- Postoperative Pain Management Strategies Without Regional Analgesia in Knee Surgeries: A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Postoperative Pain Management With Ketorolac, Acetaminophen, and Gabapentin in Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Intravenously Administered Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Review
- Real-world evaluation of select adverse drug reactions and healthcare utilization associated with parenteral Ibuprofen and ketorolac in adult and pediatric patients.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Clinical effect of preoperative intravenous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on relief of postoperative pain in patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Intravenous ibuprofen vs. intravenous ketorolac.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2022Article
- Written Prescription for Over-the-Counter Nonopioid Pain Medications Does Not Increase the Likelihood of Use after Ambulatory Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2022Article
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