Development of a Predictive Model for Post-Discharge Nausea and Vomiting (PDNV)

University of California, San Francisco2,000 enrolled

Overview

The primary purpose of this prospective cohort study is to develop a simplified risk model for post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PDNV) in adult same-day surgery patients in the US that will allow clinicians to identify those patients who would benefit from prophylactic antiemetic strategies.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,000

Conditions

Nausea Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting Postoperative Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * scheduled for an elective outpatient surgical procedure * understands the nature and purpose of this survey and has signed an informed consent form * willing and able to complete daily components of the Patient Diary from the day of surgery until the end of the 48 hour assessment * undergoing general anesthesia requiring a tracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway Exclusion Criteria: * planned inpatient surgery * inability to communicate in English * regional anesthesia alone without general anesthesia, as PONV in this setting is known to be significantly lower \[18, 19\] * persistent or recurrent nausea and/or vomiting before anesthesia due to other etiologies, unless clearly related only to the anxiety due to impending surgery * minors (\< 18 years of age) * current pregnancy by self-report (potentially confounding for etiology of nausea)

Locations (1)

Perioperative Clinical Research Core, University of California

San Francisco, California, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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