Acetaminophen, a reasonable option, but not a panacea

Xiulu Ruan, MD; Praveen Narahari, MD, MS; Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD

doi:10.5055/jom.2016.0317

Authors

Xiulu Ruan, MD
Praveen Narahari, MD, MS
Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2016.0317

Keywords:

opioids, acetaminophen

Abstract

no abstract

Author Biographies

Xiulu Ruan, MD

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

Praveen Narahari, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

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