Effectiveness of auricular acupressure for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgeries without large incisions on skin.
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- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/07/044284
- Lead Sponsor
- JSS AHER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
i)Adults of ASA physical status I/II
ii)age - 18 to 60 years
iii) surgical procedure - elective abdominal laparoscopic surgeries ( laproscopic cholecystectomy , laproscopic
appendicectomy , total laproscopic hysterectomy)
iv)Surgical duration less than 3 hours
Exclusion Criteria
Patients already on treatment with anti-emetics, steroid medication, or any
other drug known to cause emesis currently or in the immediate past , Auricular pain , Allergy to adhesive tape, Hypersensitivity reaction to Ramosetron or
Dexamethasone , Pregnant or nursing mothers , Vomiting within 24 hours before surgery or of any organic etiology.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To know the efficacy of triple therapy: Auricular acupressure, IV ramosetron 0.3mg & dexamethasone 4mg in prevention of PONV in adult patients undergoing elective <br/ ><br>abdominal laparoscopic surgeries under general anaesthesia, by the end of 24 hours from the beginning of surgery.Timepoint: Every 2nd hourly during intra-operative period and after 6 hours and 24hrs of post surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method TO ASSESS : <br/ ><br>Severity of PONV , Number of rescue antiemetic medications required , Assessment of Aphel scoring and comparison with the incidence and severity of PONV, by the end of 24 hours post-surgery.Timepoint: Every second hourly during intra operative period and and after 6 hours and 24 hours during post operative period.