Acetaminophen Does Not Improve Survival in Adults With Sepsis
Intravenous acetaminophen is safe but does not significantly improve the number of days alive and free of organ support.
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Intravenous acetaminophen is safe but does not significantly improve the number of days alive and free of organ support.
However, treated patients were less likely to develop ARDS, respiratory dysfunction
MEDICAL NEWS - A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that intravenous acetaminophen reduced sepsis patients’ risk of having organ injury or developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a serious condition that allows fluid to leak into the lungs. Sepsis is the body’s uncontrolled and extreme response to an infection. While the trial did not improve mortality rates in all patients with sepsis regardless of severity, the research ...
Intravenous acetaminophen is safe, but does not improve number of days alive and free of organ support.
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that intravenous acetaminophen reduced sepsis patients' risk of having organ injury or developing acute respiratory distress syndrome, a serious condition that allows fluid to leak into the lungs.