Plasma concentrations following repeated rectal or intravenous administration of paracetamol after heart surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 673-677

  Holmer Pettersson P ^a   Jakobsson, J ^b   Owall A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Sabbatsberg Day Surgical Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intravenous injections; Paracetamol; Suppositories

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750112852     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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