Intravenous acetaminophen for postoperative supratentorial craniotomy pain: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial
Walavan Sivakumar, MD, Michael Jensen, BS, Julie Martinez, MSN, RN, Michael Tanana, PhD, Nancy Duncan, MSN, FNP, Robert Hoesch, MD, PhD, Jay K. Riva-Cambrin, MD, Craig Kilburg, MD, Safdar Ansari, MD, and Paul A. House, MD
Posted online on 20 Apr 2018.
OBJECTIVE
Acute pain control after cranial surgery is challenging. Prior research has shown that patients experience inadequate pain control post-craniotomy. The use of oral medications is sometimes delayed because of postoperative nausea, and the use of …