Randomized Clinical Trial of Intravenous Acetaminophen as an Analgesic Adjunct for Older Adults With Acute Severe Pain

ConclusionIn this randomized clinical trial, the addition of IV acetaminophen to IV hydromorphone as an adjunctive analgesic for acute, severe, pain in older adults provided neither clinically nor statistically superior pain relief when compared to hydromorphone alone within the first hour of treatment.

Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 20, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrew K. Chang, Polly E. Bijur, Ashar Ata, Caron Campbell, Scott Pearlman, Deborah White, Andrew Chertoff, Andrew Restivo, E. John Gallagher, James Miner Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research