Intravenous Acetaminophen Use With Bariatric Surgery on Morbidly Obese Patients

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

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.

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