Perioperative Acetaminophen Dosing in Obese Children

Acetaminophen is a commonly used perioperative analgesic drug in children. The use of a preoperative loading dose achieves a target concentration of 10 mg/L associated with a target analgesic effect that is 2.6 pain units (visual analogue scale 1–10). Postoperative maintenance dosing is used to keep...

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Main Authors: Brian Joseph Anderson, Luis Ignacio Cortinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Children
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/4/625