What dosing schedule do you recommend for acetaminophen? Why do you feel that IV acetaminophen is preferable to oral and what is the effect of IV opioids on absorption and blood levels?

What dosing schedule do you recommend for acetaminophen? Why do you feel that IV acetaminophen is preferable to oral and what is the effect of IV opioids on absorption and blood levels?

What is the exact dosing schedule you recommend and use for acetaminophen? Why do you feel that IV acetaminophen is preferable to the oral formulation and what is the effect of IV opioids on absorption and blood levels or oral acetaminophen? And in what surgical situations are these factors important?


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Jeff Gadsden, MD

Jeff Gadsden, MD

Associate Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Regional Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina