IV acetaminophen: Efficacy of a single dose for postoperative pain after hip arthroplasty: Subset data analysis of 2 unpublished randomized clinical trials

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 2-10

  Singla, Neil K ^a   Hale, Martin E ^b   Davis, Jeffrey C ^c   Bekker, Alex ^d   Gimbel, Joseph ^e   Jahr, Jonathan ^f   Royal, Mike A ^g   Ang, Robert Y ^h   Viscusi, Eugene R ⁱ  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Gold Coast Research LLC   (United States)

^c Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Arizona Research Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g AcelRx Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^h Bavarian Nordic GmbH   (Germany)

ⁱ THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous acetaminophen; multimodal analgesia; OFIRMEV; patient controlled analgesia; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN INTENSITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 84921433644     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000026     Document Type: Article

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