Bleeding risk from nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs after functional endoscopic sinus surgery: Analysis of the TriNetX database
Mandy K. Salmon,
Jacob G. Eide,
Rijul S. Kshirsagar
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesPostoperative 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 … Show more
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