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Lead
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Current practice at this institution does not include routine use of ketorolac for post-operative pain management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The investigators hypothesize that using Ketorolac as an adjunct to IV morphine can positively impact patient outcomes and reduce the occurrence of possible side effects.
Age
18–75
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Males and females \> 18 years of age at the screening visit.
Undergoing coronary artery bypass graft or single valve repair or replacement requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Class 3, or 4.
Willing able to use a PCA Pump
Willing to receive iv morphine for 24 hours post initial ketorolac dose to control pain.
Capable of speaking and understanding English sufficiently to provide written informed consent and responses to pain assessment scales and neurological questionnaires.
You may not be if
Allergy or sensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
History of gastrointestinal bleeding or peptic ulcer
Serum creatinine = 2.0 mg/dl or rise in serum creatinine of = 0.5 mg/dl or 25% within the preceding 10 days if known with the exception of patients with Dialysis Dependent End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
Hepatic dysfunction
Patients with low cardiac output syndrome (cardiac index \< 2.0) after cardiopulmonary bypass or pre-op ejection fraction \< 30%
Inability to operate PCA pump
Cardiothoracic reoperations
Bleeding disorder
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