Hospitalization costs and resource allocation in cholecystectomy with use of intravenous versus oral acetaminophen
Hansen RN, Pham AT, Böing EA, Lovelace B, Wan GJ, Thomas DA, Fontes ML. Hospitalization costs and resource allocation in cholecystectomy with use of intravenous versus oral acetaminophen. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2018, 34: 1549-1555. PMID: 29192528, DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2017.1412301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNausea/vomitingCholecystectomy patientsRespiratory depressionHospitalization costsOral APAPAPAP useOpioid useShorter LOSOpioid-related adverse eventsDaily morphine equivalent doseAssociated hospital lengthMorphine equivalent doseClinical risk factorsPerioperative pain managementMultivariable logistic regressionLower hospitalization costsYears of ageAdjunctive analgesicsOral acetaminophenBowel obstructionHospital lengthIntravenous acetaminophenAdverse eventsPatient demographicsPain management