Morphine-sparing Effect of Intravenous Paracetamol for Post-operative Pain Management Following Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in Morbidly Obese Patients

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigators predict that giving patients paracetamol in the operative period will reduce their need for opioid pain reducers in the post operative setting.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18 years

• Patients admitted for laparoscopic gastric banding

• Elective surgery

• BMI > 40

• ASA (American Society Anesthesiologists perioperative risk stratification) class 1-2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients' refusal to participate in the study

• Patients unable to give an informed consent

• Pregnancy

• Emergent surgery

• Patient with known allergy to morphine or paracetamol

• Patient with hepatic failure (based on history or elevated liver enzymes).

• ASA class >2.