Clinical Efficacy of Acetaminophen in Mechanical Ventilation in Children With New Coronary Pneumonia

Patients were randomized to receive either paracetamol during mechanical ventilation. When patients were randomized to receive paracetamol (40 mg/kg per day in 4 doses), a placebo infusion of normal saline was administered continuously at the same rate as an equivalent infusion. Placebos could not be distinguished from the active study drug in color, odor, or viscosity. In both study groups, IMV was maintained with sufentanil (0-0.2 mcg/kg/h), propofol (0-4 mg/kg/h), and dexmedetomidine (0-1 mcg/kg/h). Assessment of sedation levels by the bedside nurse using the FLACC pain scale to determine if the child is adequately comfortable or in need of more or less medication to maintain adequate ventilation. Assessment of sedation levels by the bedside nurse using the FLACC pain scale (every 6 hours as a minimum time interval).