Risk Factors for Postoperative Nausea/Vomiting

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

• Registration Number: NCT02944942
• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-25
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-26
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-02
• Study Completion: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2017-03-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative nausea and vomiting	through study completion, an average of 24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University; 🇹🇭 Khon Kaen, Thailand