Conditions: Cesarean Section Pain, Postoperative
Keywords: IV Acetaminophen Cesarean Section Pain, Postoperative
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 132
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study is being done to evaluate the scheduled use of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen among cesarean section patients. The study hopes to find out if patients who receive scheduled IV acetaminophen for 48 hours following delivery have lower self-reported pain scores and use less narcotic pain medication than patients who do not receive IV acetaminophen.

Detailed description:
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Arms:
arm 1: Subjects will receive a 1000mg dose of IV acetaminophen in 100mL solution every 8 hours for 48 hours. The first dose will be administered intraoperatively following delivery of the baby. A total of 6 doses will be given. arm 2: Subjects will receive a 100mL dose of saline every 8 hours for 48 hours. The first dose will be administered intraoperatively following delivery of the baby. A total of 6 doses will be given.

Interventions: intervention 1: IV Acetaminophen intervention 2: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1000mg dose of IV acetaminophen in 100mL solution every 8 hours for 48 hours. The first dose will be administered intraoperatively following delivery of the baby. A total of 6 doses will be given. intervention 2: 100 mL of Normal Saline every 8 hours for 48 hours. The first does will be administered intraoperatively following delivery of the baby. A total of 6 doses will be given.

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