VICODIN-INDUCED FULMINANT HEPATIC-FAILURE

被引:6
作者
CSETE, M [1 ]
SULLIVAN, JB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT ANESTHESIOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
关键词
ANALGESICS; ORAL; ACETAMINOPHEN; VICODIN; LIVER; FAILURE; TRANSPLANTATION;
D O I
10.1097/00000542-199310000-00029
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS in greater numbers are participating in the management of postoperative pain. On cessation of patient-controlled analgesia, or discontinuation of epidural opioics, anesthesiologists on pain-management teams are often called upon to prescribe oral analgesics. Vicodin, a combination of 5 mg hydrocodone and 500 mg acetaminophen, is often prescribed in this setting. We report on the cases of three patients in whom the use of Vicodin resulted in fulminant hepatic failure because of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity.
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