BACKGROUND: Intravenous acetaminophen reaches a higher mean peak plasma concentration than oral acetaminophen in a shorter period of time. The favorable pharmacokinetics of intravenous acetaminophen may be beneficial for treating intrapartum maternal fever. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective was to compare intravenous and oral acetaminophen in time to defervescence (temperature <38 C). The secondary objective was to compare intravenous and oral acetaminophen in the percentage of participants being afebrile and percent reduction in maternal temperature 30 minutes after administration of first dose. Other outcomes evaluated were histopathological placental findings; neonatal outcomes; oxidative stress; and levels of RANTES, interferon-d, interleukin 1b, interleukin 2, interleukin 4, interleukin 6, interleukin 8, interleukin 10, interleukin 13, and tumor necrosis factor-a in maternal and neonatal blood. STUDY DESIGN: This was a randomized, comparator-controlled, double-dummy, double-blind clinical trial. At the onset of intrapartum fever !38 C, patients !36 weeks' gestation were either randomized to the control or experimental study arm. Patients in the control arm received 1000 mg of oral acetaminophen capsules and an intravenous placebo resembling intravenous acetaminophen. Patients randomized to the experimental arm received 1000 mg of intravenous acetaminophen and oral placebo capsules resembling acetaminophen. Maternal temperatures and fetal heart rates were recorded at consecutive intervals following administration of the first dose of acetaminophen. Maternal blood, collected at the onset of fever and after delivery, and neonatal cord blood collected at delivery were evaluated for oxidative stress (glutathione levels), levels of RANTES and cytokines (interferon-d, interleukin 1b, interleukin 2, interleukin 4, interleukin 6, interleukin 8, interleukin 10, interleukin 13, and tumor necrosis factor-a). Placentas were collected for pathologic review. A P value of <.05 was considered statically significant. RESULTS: A total of 121 patients (55 in the intravenous and 66 in the oral group) were recruited from December 1, 2016, to February 28, 2018. Patient demographics and intrapartum factors were similar between both arms. The intravenous group showed a mean time of 54.86 minutes (95% confidence interval, 20.57e39.43) to defervescence vs 52.58 minutes (95% confidence interval, 16.58e43.42) in the oral group (P¼.71). In addition, intravenous and oral acetaminophen showed similar results in percentage of patients being afebrile and percent reduction in maternal temperature 30 minutes after administration of the first dose. Histopathological findings, neonatal outcomes, oxidative stress markers, and RANTES and cytokine levels were not statistically significant between intravenous and oral acetaminophen groups. CONCLUSION: Intravenous acetaminophen did not demonstrate a higher efficacy than oral acetaminophen in treating intrapartum maternal fever. Select patients may benefit from intravenous acetaminophen for treatment o...

Aim To evaluate an opioid‐free multimodal analgesic pathway (MAP) to decrease opioid utilization after cesarean delivery (CD) compared to historic data of our institution prior to using MAP for pain management (pre‐MAP). Methods The MAP was implemented in three phases from September 2018 to August 2019. Patients received 1000 mg intravenous (IV) acetaminophen with 30 mg IV ketorolac at 0 (arrival time at recovery room), 6, 12 and 18 h of postoperative course. On the 2nd and the 3rd postoperative days, patients were monitored for pain every 6 h by Numeric Pain Intensity Scale (0 = no pain to 10 = severe pain) and administered 600 mg oral ibuprofen for a pain score between 0 and 4, 600 mg oral ibuprofen and/or 650 mg oral acetaminophen for a pain score between 5–6, 1000 mg IV acetaminophen and/or 30 mg of IV or intramuscular ketorolac for a pain score between 7 and 10. Five milligrams of oral oxycodone was reserved for rescue if all protocol options were exhausted. Patients were discharged with 600 mg oral ibuprofen without opioid prescription. Likert surveys measuring patient satisfaction of pain control were administered during phase 3. Results Inpatient and outpatient opioid consumption rates were significantly decreased from 45%, 18% to 23.8%, 8.5% after MAP implementation (P‐value <0.001). More than 90% of patients reported that their pain was well controlled and willing to request the same regimen for a future CD. Conclusion MAP Implementation after CD significantly reduced inpatient and outpatient opioid consumption compared to pre‐MAP results while maintaining high patients' satisfaction with pain control.

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INTRODUCTION: To determine the effect of fingernail polish on the rate of post-operative wound infection following Cesarean delivery. METHODS: This is a block-randomized trial where surgeons were assigned to wear or not wear nail polish for two week block-intervals. After each non-emergent Cesarean delivery nail characteristics were logged on a case-coded sheet. The primary outcome was wound site infection (superficial or deep) occurring within 6 weeks of cesarean delivery. A t-test and chi-squared or Fisher's exact were used with p < 0.05 considered significant. RESULTS: From August 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018, 632 cases met the inclusion criteria: 297 (47%) were randomized to the nail polish and 335 (53%) to the nail polish free arm. Mean age, 31.8 (15 - 52) vs. 31.7 years (16 - 47), p = 0.830 and gestational age at delivery, 38.6 (23.2 - 41.5) vs. 38.4 weeks (25.6 - 41.5), p = 0.125 were similar for the nail polish and nail polish free arms respectively. BMI was greater in the nail polish group, 29.3 (16.1 - 64.1) vs. 27.9 (16.5 - 49.4), p = 0.015, and more patients were obese 38.5% vs. 30.3%, p = 0.031. Other demographics including race and insurance status were similar. The rate of wound infection was lower in the nail polish group, although this difference was not significant (1.7% vs. 3.9%, p = 0.077). CONCLUSION: The rate of postoperative wound infection is not affected by the use of fingernail polish.