Published
I love Demerol and it's tends to be very effective when I've given it. I know it has it's issues like anything else but IM Demerol seems to really really work for pain. Usually have only run across it with allergy issues to everything else but it does seem to have far less of attachment issues that my patients on dilaudid have. Honestly I wish it was used more or that more pain meds were IM. Whether it the drug or the route or both, it's dang effective.
I've given IM Demerol for a post op T&A recently. There are two surgeons who order it for post op pain, one is an ENT and the other is a general surgeon. The general surgeon only orders it for lap chole's. Most other surgeons order morphine or dilaudid. I still get demerol/phenergen for Status Migrainus. However, that is because my neurologist has ordered it. Demerol and morphine actually makes it worse.
Emergent, RN
4,302 Posts
I just read in another thread about Demerol being given. I thought that went out at least 6 or 7 years ago. It seems that, as soon as Dilaudid came along, Demerol went out the window, especially in light of some of the serious side effects it could induce.
I haven't given it in ages. It used to be a staple back in the day. Who here is still giving it and in what region do you practice?