IV Acetaminophen Prior to IV Opioids Reduces duration of Opioids use in Children
Opioid medications are a common therapeutic approach to alleviate pain in pediatric inpatients. A recent study suggests that IV acetaminophen administered prior to IV opioids is linked with reduced total IV opioid duration. The study findings were published in the JAMA Network Open on December 21, 2021.
The importance and frequency of clinical opioid adverse effects and increased hospital length of stay have led to attempts to reduce opioid use. Intravenous (IV) acetaminophen has been a common analgesic initiated before opioids in multimodal pain regimens to reduce subsequent opioid requirements. However, assessments of the association between IV acetaminophen and opioid use in multimodal pain regimens have had conflicting results. Therefore, Dr Anita K. Patel and her team conducted a study to determine if IV acetaminophen administered prior to IV opioids is associated with a reduction in the total duration of IV opioids administered compared with IV opioids administered without IV acetaminophen in general pediatric inpatients.
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