Study of ketorolac for improving recovery after aortic dissection surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether ketorolac, a common pain reliever, can improve outcomes and prognosis for people having emergency surgery for a type A aortic dissection. If you are eligible and choose to join, you may receive ketorolac in addition to standard care.
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Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 65 years old.
- You are scheduled for emergency surgery for a type A aortic dissection.
- This is your first heart surgery (no prior chest or major vascular surgery).
- Your symptoms started within the last 7 days.
- You are generally stable and awake (able to follow commands with no new weakness).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have a history of cancer, Marfan syndrome, gastrointestinal ulcers, or chronic inflammatory disease that requires long-term steroids or NSAIDs.
- Your kidney and liver function are normal.
- You are not allergic to ketorolac, aspirin, or other NSAIDs.
- Your weight is at least 50 kg (about 110 pounds).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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