IV Toradol?

[OZ88]

Ok I've researched the web and asked some of the other disciplines in our facility but many of the answers are vague. We have doctors here that are reluctant to give IV Toradol. Some say it "burns up your vessels, or may cause high incidence of GI bleed. I don't find a whole lot of info to back this up however. If anyone has some web site or personal experiences, I would like to hear them. Tx

[debbielynn54]

We have about the same OB orders as everyone else for PO C/S. How much are ya'll giving? I think ACOG just came out with a recommendation for 60 mg Q 6 hours. but we only give 30 mg.

Edited to add Toradol and phenergan will crystalize LOL lessons learned the hard way stick with ya.

it is recommended to not mix anything with toradol. (I'm not talking about NS) we give it alot in our ER. It is one of the first injectable pain meds we give unless they say they are allergic to it.

[gypsynurse7]

i love toradol both as a nurse and a patient.

i have received it with my last two c-sections (it was not around for my first.) in conjunction with my demerol epidural with my last c-section, i had almost no pain for the first 48 hours.

as a nurse, i find it is incredible for patients with pain-control issues. we routinely give it ivp and i always dilute it, wether they have a running iv or not, as i know from personal experience that it burns like heck.

i work on a med-surg floor (urology, plastics, and e.n.t.) and most of our docs/residents give it without question.:)