Bleeding After a Single Dose of Ketorolac in a Postoperative Patient

Cureus. 2020 Jun 30;12(6):e8919. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8919.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: abdominal bleed; general surgery; gi bleed; ketorolac.

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  • Case Reports