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2022 Aug 11


Ann Emerg Med

A Randomized Study of Intravenous Hydromorphone Versus Intravenous Acetaminophen for Older Adult Patients with Acute Severe Pain.

Authors

Kolli S, Friedman BW, Latev A, Chang AK, Naeem F, Feliciano C, Afrifa F, Walker C, Izzo A, Irizarry E
Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Aug 11.
PMID: 35965162.

Abstract

We conducted a randomized study to compare the efficacy and adverse event profile of 1,000 mg of intravenous acetaminophen to that of 0.5 mg of intravenous hydromorphone among patients aged 65 years or more with acute pain of severity that was sufficient enough to warrant intravenous opioids.