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Assessment of risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18460239     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting. STUDY DESIGN: Quasi-experimental study with prospective data collection. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The study was conducted at Dow Medical College University and Civil Hospital, Karachi from January to December 2004. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data on patients' characteristic, anesthesia, surgery and postoperative nausea and vomiting was collected in operating theatre, postanesthesia care unit and wards. RESULTS: During postoperative 24 hours period, 60 out of a total of 200 patients experienced nausea and vomiting. The factors associated with an increased risk of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) were gender (female odds ratio 3), patients with previous history of nausea and vomiting or motion sickness (odds ratio 4), laparoscopic cholecystectomy (odds ratio 3.5) and eye surgery (odds ratio 3.9), all of these were statistically significant (p<0.05). No statistically significant difference was found between the other parameters. CONCLUSION: The incidence of PONV was found significantly higher in female gender, patients with previous history of nausea and vomiting or motion sickness, patient undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and eye surgery.
Authors:
Sadqa Aftab; Abdul Bari Khan; Ghulam Raza
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1022-386X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Coll Physicians Surg Pak     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-07     Completed Date:  2008-07-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9606447     Medline TA:  J Coll Physicians Surg Pak     Country:  Pakistan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  137-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Spinal
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects,  statistics & numerical data
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Motion Sickness
Odds Ratio
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects,  statistics & numerical data
Pakistan / epidemiology
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting* / epidemiology,  etiology
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment*
Risk Factors
Sex Factors

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