Preoperative cesarean delivery intravenous acetaminophen treatment for postoperative pain control: a randomized double-blinded placebo control trial.

Journal: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
PMID: 29274831

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The United States currently has an opioid use disorder epidemic and research evaluating ways to minimize the use of opioids postsurgery are needed. One of these options is intravenous acetaminophen. If the use of preoperative intravenous acetaminophen was found to be effective for cesarean delivery, this would be beneficial for both the mother and breast-feeding neonate.

Authors

  • Craig V Towers
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN. Electronic address: ctowers@utmck.edu.
  • Sarah Shelton
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Jaclyn van Nes
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Emily Gregory
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Emily Liske
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Arion Smalley
    Department of Anesthesia, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Edward Mobley
    Department of Anesthesia, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Barbara Faircloth
    Department of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.
  • Kim B Fortner
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN.

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