Bariatric patients usually require the use of either intravenous or oral opioid medications. The use of opioids, however, is often associated with side-effects such as nausea, sedation pruritus, urinary retention and respiratory depression with often delay patient discharge. This study makes use of intravenous acetaminophen , a non-opioid analgesic preoperatively to determine if this will decrease the use of opioids post-operatively for pain management in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
34
Intravenous Acetaminophen 1,000 mg IV
Placebo - IV administration 0.9% 100 ml Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Saint Francis Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Change in Pain Relief Score on the 5-point Pain Relief Score Between Baseline and 24 Hours
The 5-point Pain Relief Score is self-reported and scores range from 0=none, 1=little, 2=some, 3=a lot, 4=complete. Change = (24 hour score - baseline)
Time frame: baseline and 24 hours
Change in Pain Intensity on the 10-point Pain Intensity Scale Between Baseline and 24 Hours
The 10-point Pain Intensity Scale is self-reported and scores range from 0=no pain to10=worst possible. Change = (24 hour score - baseline)
Time frame: baseline and 24 hours
Response Rate - of 3=Excellent at Hour 24 Using 4-point Global Satisfaction With Regards to Overall Pain Management Rating Scale 0=Poor to 3= Excellent.
The 4-point patient global satisfaction of pain management scale is self-reported and scores range from 0=poor to 3=excellent. Response rate of 3=excellent at 24 hours after baseline.
Time frame: 24 hours after baseline
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