Ibuprofen or Naproxyn is Head or muscular skeletal trauma

Jago Miloguz japrak at gmail.com
Wed Sep 6 23:28:44 BST 2006


paracetamol rules, non problems with 'em, and even usage of diclofenac in my
short clinical experience didn't show any complications, very good in cases
where fever is combined with pain, per rc EXELLENT!

2006/9/5, Guy Jackson <r.g.m.jackson at qmul.ac.uk>:
>
> Most neurosurgeons I know worry about the anti-platelet effects of NSAIDs
> in
> any situation where there is potential for intracranial bleeding and
> haematoma formation/enlargement. I know of no evidence for this, but there
> is probably some case report somewhere associating the two.
>
> My paediatric colleagues regularly use paracetamol (acetaminophen) in
> young
> children. The dose is 20 mg/kg po or iv. They would look at me blankly if
> I
> suggested problems with liver clearance.
>
> If you want to look up the recommendations here in the UK try:
> www.bnf.org.uk. I do not know how this differs from what the FDA say.
>
> Guy Jackson
> London, UK.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charlene M Morris" <cvmmorris at gmail.com>
> To: "Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list" <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 7:42 PM
> Subject: Ibuprofen or Naproxyn is Head or muscular skeletal trauma
>
>
> > Having worked in medicine for over two decades, I was intruiged that one
> doc
> > with whom I work stated that NSAIDs are not to be used for children with
> > head injuries or obvious contusions. He advised stayed with
> Acetimenophen--
> > despite the obvious liver clearance issues.
> >
> > He also stated irrefutably that ibuprofen is not to be used in babies
> under
> > 6 months old, even if weight requirements are met.
> >
> > I would really like opinions on these issues from this very erudite
> forum.
> >
> > C M Morris
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