Morphine-sparing Effect of Intravenous Paracetamol for Post-operative Pain Management Following Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in Morbidly Obese Patients

Summary

The investigators predict that giving patients paracetamol in the operative period will reduce their need for opioid pain reducers in the post operative setting.

Timeline

Start

2014-06

Primary completion

2016-06

Completion

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Publications

• Semyonov M, Bartulovic A, Cohen N, Berzon B, Fedorina E, Lerman S, Semionov A, Friger M, Acker A, Geftler A, Zlotnik A, Brotfain E. The effect of timing of intravenous paracetamol on perioperative pain and cytokine levels following laparoscopic bariatric surgery, a randomized controlled trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Nov;30(11):2185-2193. doi: 10.1002/oby.23545. Epub 2022 Sep 25.

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