IV Acetaminophen for Acute Post Operative Pain in C-Section Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Post-operative pain management after C-section is an important topic as the number of
elective c-sections increases each year. Pain is managed either by giving opioids or by using
non-opioids. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of IV Acetaminophen
in pain relief and its impact in the usage of post-operative opioid requirements and opioid
associated complications. The hypothesis is that four doses of IV Acetaminophen in
conjunction with intrathecal or epidural morphine given to the patients after c-section will
reduce post-operative opioid requirements and opioid associated complications.