Determine the Clinical Advantage of IV vs PO Acetaminophen
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
There is limited research on the clinical outcome differences between intravenous (IV)
acetaminophen versus oral (PO) acetaminophen. With the costs of intravenous acetaminophen
sometimes being almost 100 times the cost of PO acetaminophen, it is not only important
fiscally but also clinically to differentiate the benefits of IV vs PO acetaminophen. The
proposed research study is to determine the clinical advantages of IV vs PO acetaminophen
during the post-operative recovery time for ambulatory surgery patients by analyzing
differences in time to first opioid delivery, pain scores, and patient satisfaction.