Non‐Steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs After Abdominal Surgery: An Umbrella Review of Existing Evidence
NSAIDs after abdominal surgery reduce pain, opioid consumption, and the time to gut recovery. In the context of colorectal surgery, non-selective NSAIDs may increase the risk of anastomotic leak, but this is based on low quality data. Their use should be limited to selective NSAIDs until robust evidence is available to guide decision-making.
Authors
- A. G. Nicholls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-2937)
- Mikolaj R. Kowal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5628-4880)
- Stephen J. Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2413-5690)
- David George Jayne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8725-3283)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70468
- Primary Topic
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bowel Cancer UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- European Commission