The preemptive analgesic effect of rofecoxib after ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery.

Holly Maciolek MD, Baystate Health
Joseph Sklar MD, Baystate Health
Scott S. Reuben MD, Baystate Health

Abstract

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) provide effective postoperative analgesia after arthroscopic knee surgery. Some investigators have suggested that the preemptive administration of NSAIDs may reduce postoperative analgesic requirements and hype