The effect of two different drugs on post-operative well-being, nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynaecological surgery
- Conditions
- Reversal of pharmacological neuromuscular block following surgery.Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000789965
- Lead Sponsor
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 360
ASA I – III physical status;
Elective or non-elective laparoscopic gynaecological surgery;
General anaesthesia with intravenous induction of anaesthesia and neuromuscular block with rocuronium;
Ability to communicate in English.
Anaphylaxis or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs;
Anaesthetist preference to avoid a long acting muscle relaxant (for example, known or anticipated difficult airway);
Preoperative or perioperative conversion to open abdominal surgery;
Preoperative nausea and/or vomiting within 48 hours of surgery;
Neuromuscular disease;
Hepatic or renal dysfunction;
Personal or family history of malignant hyperpyrexia;
Long QT syndrome;
Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
Unsuitable for follow-up by phone at 24 hours (if day stay procedure).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method