¹Department of Anesthesiology, University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital, China.

²Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.

Corresponding Author: Jingping Wang, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRJ 4-420, Boston,
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Received Date: 03 Jul 2017  
Accepted Date: 11 Jul 2017  
Published Date: 12 Jul 2017

Copyright © 2017 Wang JP

Citation: Wang JP. (2017). Intravenous Acetaminophen, A New Option for Postoperative and Pediatric Pain Management: Literature Review. Mathews J Anesth. 1(2): 006.

 

ABSTRACT

Background: As a result of the side effects of opiates, intravenous acetaminophen has been recently introduced for pain management, an issue that was previously controversial in clinical practice. We aim to explore its efficacy in acute pain control, pediatric and regional anesthesia.
Methods: We searched the studies and literature in the PubMed mainly focusing on the recent 5 years about IV acetaminophen.
Results: Some studies presented its advantages, while others declined it.
Conclusion: Correct practice of intravenous acetaminophen is clinically safe demonstrating some advantages by its use alone. However, as one part of multimodal analgesia, it needs more evidence to prove its efficacy as compared with PO formula and other pain-release agents.

KEYWORDS

Acetaminophen; Postoperative Pain; Paediatric Pain.