postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 100 patients with American society anesthesia physical classification system (ASA) 1 or 2, aged 15-40 yr, were allocated for elective adenoidectomy surgery. Exclusion criteria: All patients with history of diabtes mellitus, opiate addiction, smoking, motion sickness, intake of antiemetic or psychotic drugs, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after previous surgeries, and positive familial history of PONV, were excluded from this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of the surgery, 0-2 h, 2-12 h, 12-24 h after surgery. Method of measurement: Incidence of nausea and vomiting during the first 24 hour after surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of nausea. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of surgery and at 0 – 2 h, 2 – 6 h and 6 – 24 h postsurgery. Method of measurement: according to a visual analogue scale (VAS; 0, no nausea; 10, worst nausea).;Need for rescue medication from nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: Immediately after the end of surgery and at 0 – 2 h, 2 – 6 h and 6 – 24 h postsurgery. Method of measurement: incidence of need for rescue medication from nausea and vomiting. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Birjand Unviersity of Medical Sciences