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Neither additional IV nor oral acetaminophen enhances multimodal analgesia efficacy in TKA

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January 2018

Neither additional IV nor oral acetaminophen enhances multimodal analgesia efficacy in TKA

Vol: 7| Issue: 1| Number:19| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:N/A
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Intravenous vs Oral Acetaminophen as an Adjunct to Multimodal Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial

J Arthroplasty. 2017 Oct;32(10):3029-3033

Contributing Authors:
C Zhang J Wang Y Gu Y Jiang JB O'Neal AA Freiberg MD Yelle X Kong W Jian WT O'Neal

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174 patients scheduled for primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty were randomized to postoperative intravenous acetaminophen, postoperative oral acetaminophen, or postoperative placebo, all of these treatments were given in addition to a multimodal analgesia regimen. Patients were assessed for analgesia outcomes, including pain scores and opioid consumption, within the postanaesthesia care uni...

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