Preoperative IV Versus Oral Acetaminophen

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-04-12
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The current study proposes to examine whether there is a significant difference in patient outcomes related to the administration route of preoperative Acetaminophen. Specifically, the study will compare outcomes of surgical patients who receive IV Acetaminophen with surgical patients who receive oral Acetaminophen.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: TriHealth Inc.
• Treatments: Acetaminophen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years old or older

• Admitted to Bethesda Butler Main Perioperative Services for an outpatient surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to Acetaminophen

• Lactose intolerance or lactose allergy (placebo capsules contain lactose)

• Hepatic disease

• Having taken a product containing acetaminophen within 6 hours of scheduled surgery time

• Pregnant

• Weight less than 50kg

• Opioid addiction - admits to current opioid addiction and/or substance abuse disorder, and/or currently in treatment for opioid addiction or substance abuse

• Emergent or on-call procedures

• Inpatient surgery