Adding intraoperative IV acetaminophen, in addition to standard analgesics, will decrease opioid requirements over the first 12 hours of postoperative recovery following craniotomy. Opioids exacerbate symptoms of nausea and vomiting. Reducing postoperative opioid use hopefully will reduce incidence of nausea and vomiting in patients after craniotomy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
1000 mg dose intravenous acetaminophen before craniotomy incision and a second 1000 mg dose intravenous acetaminophen 6 hours after surgery
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Campus
Seattle, Washington, United States
RECRUITINGTotal narcotic dose administered over the first 12 hours of postoperative recovery.
Intensive care nurses will ask subject about pain and nausea every 15 minutes for the first two hours immediately after surgery and then every hour afterward for up to 12 hours. Nurses will record subject response and opioid doses given.
Time frame: 12 hours
Incidence of nausea during postoperative recovery
Time frame: 12 hours
Incidence of vomiting during postoperative recovery
Time frame: 12 hours
Severity of nausea during postoperative recovery
Time frame: 12 hours
Severity of vomiting during postoperative recovery
Time frame: 12 hours
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