Opioid Use in Knee Arthroplasty After Receiving Intravenous Acetaminophen

S. Kelly, Jennifer; Opsha, Yekaterina; Costello, Jennifer; S. Schiller, Daryl; T. Hola, Eric

doi:10.1002/phar.1518

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Opioid Use in Knee Arthroplasty After Receiving Intravenous Acetaminophen

Published in Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy • Dec 1, 2014

Authors:

Jennifer S. Kelly

Yekaterina Opsha

Jennifer Costello

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) acetaminophen may be an effective component of multimodal postoperative pain management. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of IV acetaminophen on total opioid use in postoperative patients. The secondary objective was to evaluate the effect o...

Subject

Acetaminophen

Medicine

Perioperative

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