Pain management in craniotomy patients is difficult, shows study. Physicians avoid prescribing narcotics - typically the medication of choice for pain management - because they impair the evaluation of brain function. Postoperative nausea and vomiting often delay the use of oral medication, and few nonnarcotic intravenous (IV) medications exist. However, the recently approved IV formulation of acetaminophen might present a safe, potent non-opioid choice for craniotomy ...Thursday 10 April 2014
IV Acetaminophen Shown Safe and Effective in Craniotomy Patients
Pain management in craniotomy patients is difficult, shows study. Physicians avoid prescribing narcotics - typically the medication of choice for pain management - because they impair the evaluation of brain function. Postoperative nausea and vomiting often delay the use of oral medication, and few nonnarcotic intravenous (IV) medications exist. However, the recently approved IV formulation of acetaminophen might present a safe, potent non-opioid choice for craniotomy ...
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