Clinical and economic evidence for intravenous acetaminophen

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 559-579

  Yeh, Yu Chen ^a   Reddy, Prabashni ^a  

^a PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; N acetyl p aminophenol; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PIROXICAM; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGITATION; APPLICATION SITE INFLAMMATION; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; ATELECTASIS; BLEEDING; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DELIRIUM; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; EDEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTUBATION; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY COLIC; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864625210     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-9114.2011.01085.x     Document Type: Review

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