Paracetamol for intravenous use in medium- and intensive care patients: Pharmacokinetics and tolerance

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 713-719

  De Maat, Monique M ^a   Tijssen, Theodorus A ^b   Brüggemann, Roger J ^c   Ponssen, Huibert H ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; Paracetamol; Pharmacokinetics; Safety

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

EID: 77955567885     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-010-0806-5     Document Type: Article

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