Acetaminophen shows promise in warding off acute respiratory distress syndrome, organ injury in patients with sepsis May 20, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2024/acetaminophen-shows-promise-warding-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-organ-injury?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nhlbi-update-june Findings from NIH-supported clinical trial suggests the drug has the greatest benefit in the sickest patients A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that intravenous acetaminophen reduced sepsis patients' risk of having organ injury or developing acute respiratory distress syndrome, a serious condition that allows fluid to leak into the lungs.