Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages 553-560 , October 2009

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Ibuprofen Versus Acetaminophen With Codeine for Acute Pediatric Arm Fracture Pain

Presented at the Pediatric Academic Society meeting, May 2008, Honolulu, HI; the Emergency Medicine Research Forum, May 2008, Milwaukee, WI; and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine meeting, June 2008, Washington, DC.

  • Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Amy L. Drendel, DO, MS, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, PO Box 1997, Suite C550, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997; 414-266-6672, fax 414-266-2635
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  • Marc H. Gorelick, MD, MSCE

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • ,
  • Steven J. Weisman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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  • Roger Lyon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Division of the Section of Orthopedics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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  • David C. Brousseau, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • ,
  • Michael K. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Received 2 March 2009 ,Revised 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 15 May 2009.

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 Author contributions: ALD, MHG, SJW, RL, DCB, and MKK conceived the study and designed the trial. ALD and MKK obtained research funding and supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. ALD managed the data, including quality control. MHG provided statistical advice on study design and assisted ALD in analyzing the data; ALD drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. ALD takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. From July 2003 to July 2005, the Children's Hospital Foundation, Milwaukee, WI, provided $4,500 towards gift cards that were given to patients who completed the study.

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 Dr. Kim is currently affiliated with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

 Publication date: Available online August 18, 2009.

PII: S0196-0644(09)00612-X

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.005

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages 553-560 , October 2009

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