68
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2014
IV acetaminophen
Total of 6 doses of 1,000 mg IV acetaminophen at the following time points: (1) immediately after anesthesia induction, but prior to the incision, (2) at the end of surgery with (3) four additional doses administered postoperatively in the ICU every 6 hours for the first 24 hours.
Placebo
Total of 6 doses of 100 mL of normal saline at the following time points: (1) immediately after anesthesia induction, but prior to the incision, (2) at the end of surgery with (3) four additional doses administered postoperatively in the ICU every 6 hours for the first 24 hours.
University of Washington Medical Center, Department of ANesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seattle
Collaborators (1)
Mallinckrodt
INDUSTRY
University of Washington
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