Postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 20 minutes before induction of general anesthesia, laser acupressure is applied to the P6 point of both hands for 15 minutes using a diode laser with a wavelength o
Sponsors
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients between the ages of 18 and 75 years old Patients who are candidates for elective laparoscopic abdominal surgery Patients with American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 and 2 Patients with no history of motion sickness or chemotherapy Patients with informed consent Patients who have not taken antiemetics in the past 48 hours Patient alertness and cooperation in completing the Nausea and Vomiting Severity Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue study participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of nausea and vomiting in hours 0-2-4-12-24 after surgery. Method of measurement: Vomiting score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The amount of ondansetron required. Timepoint: 0, 2, 4, 12, 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Amount of intravenous ondansetron needed (milligram). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAlireza Susan Abadi Farahani
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed