Journal article
Medication Safety: Does Intravenous Acetaminophen Promote Perioperative Hypothermia for Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Abstract
As an effective antipyretic with a yet-unknown mechanism-of-action, intravenous (IV) acetaminophen use for total hip arthroplasties (THA) may worsen perioperative hypothermia when combined with the known hypothermia-inducing effects of general anesthesia (GA), affecting wound healing, recovery times, and patient satisfaction. This retrospective chart review of primary THA cases compared perioperative heat loss for patients who received IV …
Authors
Visnjevac O; Kocz R; Visnjevac T; Annam SK; Toufexis G
Journal
The Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol. 29, No. 11, pp. 2230–2232
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.arth.2014.06.027
ISSN
0883-5403