Open AccessEffect of IV Acetaminophen Usage on Opioid Requirements, Outcomes and Costs of Care for Postoperative Children in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Brock M Taylor,
Shawn Chakraborty,
Aaron A. Harthan,
Sandeep Tripathi,
Huaping Wang,
Anil Kumar Swayampakula
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-25.6.514
Subject(s) - acetaminophen , medicine , anesthesia , opioid , morphine , intensive care unit , receptor
Children admitted to the ICU are commonly treated with opioids for postoperative pain. We hypothesized that administration of IV acetaminophen in the immediate postoperative period is effective in lowering cumulative opioid use leading to other benefits.