Riskfactors of Post-operative Pain and Nausea After Ambulatory Gynaecological Laparocopy.

Oslo University Hospital300 enrolled

Overview

Patient due for elective, ambulatory gynaecological laparoscopy will be screened peri-operatively for known and potential risk factors of postoperative pain and nausea/vomiting. The actual incidence and severity of pain and nausea/vomiting will be recorded during th 0-24 hr intervall after end of surgery, as well as the doses of all drugs, given for either prophylaxis or treatment

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Postoperative Nausea

Interventions

Patient interviewOTHER

Patient will be interviewed pre-operatively and at 24 hrs post-opartively

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective adult patients due for planned ambulatory gynaecological laparoscopy * Must be able to speak and write in Norwegian language Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who, for some reason, is transferred to non-ambulatory (same day discharge) care. * Patients who, for some reason, have a change in surgical procedure from laparoscopy

Locations (1)

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

postoperative pain

Numerical Ratings Score (NRS) Scale 0-10, 10 is worst

Time frame: 0-24 hours

postoperative nausea

yes/no, Numerical Rating Score (NRS), Scale 0-10, 10 is worst

Time frame: 0-24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Peri-operative nausea risk score

Apfel score, 0-4 (4 is maximal risk).Based on a number of registrations, such as: smoking status, postoperative opioid effects, smoking status, travel sickness, previous nause or vomiting after surgery/anaesthesia

Time frame: preop, 0-24 hours post-operatively

Peri-operative pain risk score

Based on a number of registrations, such as: age, sosio-economic status, pre-op pain, pre-op use of opioids, pre-op anxiety or depression, pre-op catastrophizing, pre-op expectations, type of surgery, type of anaesthesia, lenght/ivasive ness of surgery, peri-op drug consumtion

Time frame: preop, 0-24 hours

Post-op fatigue

Christensen score, 0-10, 10 is maximal fatigue

Time frame: 0-24 hrs

Post-op function

Everyday function

Time frame: 0-24hr

Post-op analgesia consumption

number of opioid equivalents consumed

Time frame: 0-24hr

Post-op anti-emetic drug consumption

type and dose of ante-emetic medication

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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