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NSAIDs are used as primary analgesics or as part of multimodal analgesia to control postoperative pain.
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Intravenous ibuprofen was approved only in 2009 to control fever and pain.
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In adults, the use of intravenous ibuprofen for postoperative analgesia is safe and effective.
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Intravenous ibuprofen can be used as an alternative to ketorolac for postoperative analgesia in children.
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Intravenous ibuprofen and ketorolac provide safe and effective analgesia after pediatric lower abdominal surgery.