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Risk Factors Analysis for Clinical Important Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Recruiting
Conditions
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Interventions
Other: No Intervention
Registration Number
NCT06445920
Lead Sponsor
Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Brief Summary

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a distressing and common complication after surgery. The concept of clinical important PONV (CI-PONV) assesses the impact of PONV on patient-reported outcomes. This research aims to conduct an analysis of the risk factors contributing to CI-PONV utilizing the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and stepwise regression techniques. All 1154 patients participating in the FDP-PONV trial are included in this study and categorized into two groups: the CI-PONV group and the non-CI-PONV group. CI-PONV is defined as the occurrence of PONV with a simplified PONV impact scale score of 5 or higher within 24 hours after surgery. The LASSO method is employed to identify the most relevant variables from an initial set of 56 related variables and stepwise regression is used to further refine the selection of the ultimate predictors.

Detailed Description

Drawing from prior studies, we conducted a sample size calculation for a predictive model using the website https://mvansmeden.shinyapps.io/BeyondEPV/. By setting the number of candidate predictors to 9, the events fraction to 0.14, and the criterion value for rMPSE to 0.04, we determined that a minimum total sample size of 900 is required, with a minimally expected event per variable of 13.9. All patients were classified into either the CI-PONV group or the non-CI-PONV group. All 56 perioperative clinical features, encompassing baseline characteristics, preoperative conditions, and intraoperative information, were considered as potential predictive factors. In the quest to uncover potential predictive factors associated with CI-PONV, we employed the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) to sift through clinically significant variables. Subsequently, we utilized stepwise regression based on the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) to further refine the selection of the ultimate predictors.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1154
Inclusion Criteria

a) age between 18 and 75 years, b) having 3 or 4 Apfel risk factors, and c) scheduled to undergo laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgical procedures under general anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

a) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status greater than 3, b) severe hepatic dysfunction, c) contraindications to fosaprepitant, 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, or dexamethasone, d) preoperative use of medications known to have antiemetic properties, e) presence of mental disorders or inability to communicate, and f) pregnant or nursing women.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CIPONVNo InterventionThe occurrence of PONV with the simplified PONV impact scale score of 5 or more.
Non-CIPONVNo InterventionThere was no occurrence of PONV, or if PONV occurred, the simplified PONV impact scale score was less than 5.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinically important postoperative nausea and vomiting (CI-PONV)The first 24 hours after surgery

The occurrence of PONV with the simplified PONV impact scale score of 5 or more. PONV is defined as PONV as the experience of nausea, retching, or vomiting during the first 24 hours following surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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