W
hy
include
intra-
venous
NSAIDs in your multi-
modal pain protocol?
As these reasons show,
IV anti-inflammatories
are likely to promote
better outcomes, faster
discharges and better
overall recoveries.
• They control dynamic
pain. The 3 approved IV
agents — Toradol
(ketorolac), Caldolor (ibuprofen) and Dyloject (diclofenac) — not only
help reduce pain, they're especially effective in combating dynamic
pain. That's the pain post-operative patients experience when they try
to move. Unlike opioids, which can be very effective for patients who
are at rest, NSAIDs can play an important role in recovery, because
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The Case for
IV Anti-Inflammatories
IV NSAIDs should
figure prominently
in multimodal
pain protocols
Eugene R. Viscusi, MD
Philadelphia, Pa.
• UNDER CONTROL Easy-to-use IV NSAIDs let you get a potent non-opioid analgesic on board before surgery.
