The current use of IV acetaminophen (Ofirmev, Mallinckrodt) does not improve perioperative opioid utilization in open colectomy compared with the oral form of the drug, leading researchers to conclude that routine use of IV acetaminophen is not supported by the evidence for this procedure.
Published in Anesthesiology (2018;129[1]:77-88), the study used national claims data from the Premier Healthcare Database (Premier Healthcare Solutions Inc. USA) for patients undergoing open colectomy from