Impact of Acetazolamide in Reducing Referred Postoperative Pain

Being that adequate pain control is essential to recovery in the post-operative setting, efforts have been made to address this pain at its root. Prior studies have demonstrated that preoperative administration of acetazolamide decreased post-operative referred pain in the immediate post-surgical period.

Group 2 (placebo): Patients undergoing RALP with the peri-operative use of 10 mL normal saline as placebo.