Postoperative Bleeding and Acute Kidney Injury in Esophageal Cancer Patients Receiving Ketorolac

Background As strategies promoting enhanced recovery protocols and opioid minimization techniques are increasingly prioritized, use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs continues to rise. Whether this prevalent use poses increased risk for bleeding or renal dysfunction in surgical populations after extensive dissection and fluid shifts is unclear. Methods We reviewed records of patients undergoing esophagectomy for a diagnosis of esophageal...