The Effects of Oral Ibuprofen and Celecoxib in Preventing Pain, Improving Recovery Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction After Ambulatory Surgery

Abstract

Both ibuprofen (1200 mg/d) and celecoxib (400 mg/d) significantly decreased the need for rescue analgesic medication in the early postdischarge period, leading to an improvement in the quality of recovery and patient satisfaction with their pain management after outpatient surgery.