Examination of acetaminophen for outpatient management of postoperative pain in children

• Published in: Pediatric anesthesia Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 235 - 239
• Main Authors: RØMSING, JANNE, HERTEL, STEEN, HARDER, ANNE, RASMUSSEN, METTE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.05.1998; Blackwell
• Subjects: acetaminophen; Acetaminophen - administration & dosage; Acetaminophen - adverse effects; Acetaminophen - therapeutic use; Administration, Oral; Administration, Rectal; Adolescent; Ambulatory Care; analgesia; Analgesics; Analgesics - administration & dosage; Analgesics - therapeutic use; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - administration & dosage; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - adverse effects; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Body Weight; Child; Child, Preschool; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Neuropharmacology; Pain Measurement; Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy; Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control; Patient Discharge; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; postoperative; tonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy - adverse effects; Human; Postoperative; Oral administration; Rectal administration; Dose activity relation; Analgesia; Chemotherapy; Paracetamol; Analgesic; Pain; Treatment; Tonsillectomy; Surgery; ENT disease; Application method; Ambulatory; Child; Comparative study

We have examined acetaminophen (paracetamol) dosing for outpatient management of posttonsillectomy pain in children. Forty children, 5–15 years of age, undergoing tonsillectomy and their parents were randomly assigned to use a scheduled administration of acetaminophen in weight appropriate doses, 60...