Health Condition 1: R112- Nausea with vomiting, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Early Feeding group (EF): Patients in early feeding group will be given carbohydrate containing fluid as soon as the child becomes fully awake and demands the feed after general anaesth
Sponsors
Lady Hardinge Medical College And Associated Hospitals
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children of either sex, aged between 3 to 10 years undergoing following day care surgery under general anaesthesia 1. Non-gastrointestinal lower abdominal surgery 2. Lower limb orthopaedic surgery 3. Urogenital surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. ASA physical status 3 and 4 2. Children with history of motion sickness 3. Difficult airway or airway anomaly 4. Gastrointestinal disorders 5. Known allergy to any of the drugs used 6. Any contraindication to caudal epidural anaesthesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients with postoperative nausea and vomiting in early oral feeding and conventional feeding group.Timepoint: At an interval of 0 hr, 1/2 hr, 1 hr, 1 and 1/2 hr, 2 hr, 3 hr, 4 hr and 5 hrs after feeding. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients in early oral feeding and conventional feeding group with regards to 1. Need for antiemetics 2. Need for postoperative analgesics 3. Postoperative complications 4. Mean duration of hospital stay 5. Median grade of parental satisfactionTimepoint: From the point of feeding the patient till 24 hrs after surgery and anaesthesia. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ranju Singh
Lady Hardinge medical College and associated hospitals
Outcome results
None listed