Intravenous acetaminophen analgesia after cardiac surgery: A randomized, blinded, controlled superiority trial

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2978786	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2016	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Intravenous acetaminophen reduced pain after cardiac surgery, but not opioid consumption. Intravenous acetaminophen can be an effective analgesic adjunct in patients recovering from median sternotomy.

Keywords

PONV RASS ALT PCA AST Aspartate aminotransferase Alanine aminotransferase intravenous acetaminophen standard deviation Los intensive care unit ICU Postoperative nausea and vomiting Cardiac surgery Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia Coefficient of Variation length of stay confidence interval acute pain management multimodal analgesia Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale ASD

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Intravenous acetaminophen analgesia after cardiac surgery: A randomized, blinded, controlled superiority trial

Authors

Negmeldeen F. MD, PhD, Peirong MD, Nicole M. MS, Edward J. PhD, Stephanie L. MD, Steven R. DO, Daniel I. MD, Andra E. MD,