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A clinical study to assess the impact of Apfel scoring system which is a scoring system to detect the patients prone for vomiting after surgery on the occurrence of vomiting and sensation of vomiting after the surgery

THE IMPACT OF APFEL SCORING SYSTEM FOR PROPHYLAXIS OF POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING ON THE INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/01/017007
Enrollment
100
Registered
2019-01-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N889- Noninflammatory disorder of cervixuteri, unspecified Health Condition 2: K808- Other cholelithiasis Health Condition 3: H748- Other specified disorders of middle ear and mastoid Health Condition 4: N23- Unspecified renal colic

Interventions

Intervention1: APFEL SCORING FOR PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING: Patients are scored with Apfel scoring system and those found to have a score of 2 or more or identified as high

Sponsors

Dr Avinash Shastri
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASAPS) I and II Patients posted for various elective surgeries under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients whose trachea is not extubated after surgery Use of metoclopramide for aspiration prophylaxis Known allergy to ondansetron

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the incidence of PONV after implementation of Apfel scoring system with the control group receiving prophylaxis for every surgeryTimepoint: one time assessment after 24hrs of surgery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To identify the impact of the scoring system on patientâ??s expenditure/ savings with respect to management of PONVTimepoint: one time assessment after 24hrs of surgery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Avinash Shastri H

kasturba medical college

Hmkrishna20032002@gmail.com9448983314

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026