Rectal acetaminophen does not reduce morphine consumption after major surgery in young infants

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 372-379

  van der Marel, C D ^a   Peters, J W B ^a   Bouwmeester, N J ^a   Jacqz Aigrain, E ^b   van den Anker, J N ^a,c,d   Tibboel, D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Analgesia, postoperative; Analgesics opioid, morphine; Analgesics, non opioid, acetaminophen

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RETENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX SURGERY; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABDOMEN; ALGORITHM; BLOOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ABDOMEN; ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ALGORITHMS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34247882764     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael371     Document Type: Article

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