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Effect of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Postoperative Pain of Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

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Conditions:		Obesity - Pain
Purpose:		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 Summary:
Criteria:		Inclusion Criteria: - Morbidly Obese and body mass index (BMI) of 35 - Between ages 20-17 - Candidates for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Exclusion Criteria: - know hypersensitivity to acetaminophen or opioids - impairment in liver function - renal dysfunction - mental retardation
NCT ID:		NCT01527942
Primary Contact:		Principal Investigator Ioannis Raftopoulos, MD Saint Francis
Backup Contact:		N/A
Location Contact:		Hartford, Connecticut 06105 United States There is no listed contact information for this specific location. Site Status: N/A

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