New Orleans—To the well-documented analgesic benefits of IV ibuprofen, add this: Preoperative administration of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) improves the overall quality of recovery. A recent study also revealed that IV ibuprofen also might improve postoperative cognitive recovery.
According to Vanny Le, MD, and a team of researchers from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, in Newark, the stress response to surgery may lead to a number of postoperative complications,