Journal article
Intravenous acetaminophen for postoperative pain control after open abdominal and thoracic surgery in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Pediatric opioid exposure increases short- and long-term adverse events (AE). The addition of intravenous acetaminophen (IVA) to pediatric pain regimes to may reduce opioids but is not well studied postoperatively. Our objective was to quantify the impact of IVA on postoperative pain, opioid use, and AEs in pediatric patients after major abdominal and thoracic surgery. Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched …
Authors
Archer V; Cloutier Z; Park L; Briatico D; Walton JM
Journal
Pediatric Surgery International, Vol. 39, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1007/s00383-022-05282-0
ISSN
0179-0358