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