Many physicians use the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketorolac to manage pain after lumbar spine surgery in their patients, but its efficacy and safety in this context are still debated.
Data published in Systematic Reviews (Syst Rev (2024 Nov 5;13(1):275) that ketorolac is an effective pain reliever immediately following back surgery and does not exacerbate the risk for common side effects compared with other analgesics.
“Ketorolac, whether administered alone or in combination with