Acetaminophen for Fever in Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Infection

2015226 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Paul J. Young · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Manoj Saxena · St. George Hospital

Rinaldo Bellomo · Victoria University of Wellington

Ross Freebairn · Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Naomi Hammond · The George Institute for Global Health

Frank van Haren · Canberra Hospital

Mark Holliday

Abstract

Early administration of acetaminophen to treat fever due to probable infection did not affect the number of ICU-free days. (Funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand and others; HEAT Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number, ACTRN12612000513819.).

Topics & Keywords

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Thermal Regulation in Medicine Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 373, Issue 23, pp. 2215-2224

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1508375

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