Risk Factors for Postoperative Nausea/Vomiting

Khon Kaen University400 enrolled

Overview

General anesthetic technique plays a key role in most surgical procedures. This technique has some complications especially postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV). This complication can lead to serious problems. Department of Anesthesiology has developed and implemented a PONV prophylaxis guideline for high risk PONV patients but PONV still remains.

Objective: To identify risk factors for PONV after implementation of PONV prophylaxis guideline. Methods: This will be a retrospective analytic study. Relevant clinical data from medical records of adult patients undergoing general anesthesia in Srinagarind Hospital from November 2014 to February 2015 will be used to identify relevant risk factors.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

General anesthesiaPROCEDURE

Patients undergoing general anesthesia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ASA classification I-III Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete or illegible medical records * Patients who underwent cardio-thoracic surgery * Patient who had chronic treatment with antiemetic drugs

Locations (1)

Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Khon Kaen, Changwat Khon Kaen, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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