Bleeding risk from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after functional endoscopic sinus surgery: Analysis of the TriNetX database.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Postoperative pain medications and aspirin before undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) are managed carefully due to concern for bleeding. Little is known regarding the increase in the risk of bleeding for patients unable to stop aspirin as trials are limited in this area. We compared outcomes for patients undergoing FESS who were managed postoperatively with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) versus opioids. We also determined the epistaxis rate for patients on aspirin at the time of surgery compared to those who were not on aspirin.

Data source

Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing FESS using the TriNetX database.

Methods

Patients were propensity-matched, and the odds of bleeding complications between the patients prescr

SUBMITTER: Salmon MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634731 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature