postoperative nausea and vomiting
Conditions
Interventions
Short duration group:Electrical stimulation of acupoints (PC6) was performed for half an hour at the beginning of the operation and upon awakening on the second and third postoperative days.
Long duration group:Electrical stimulation of acupuncture point (PC6) was continued at the beginning of the operation until 48 hours after the operation.
Sponsors
Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (i) Elective surgery of the thoracic or lumbar spine; (ii) American society of Aneshesiologists (ASA) physical status was ? to ?; (iii) those who agreed to participate in this study and signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Age 70 years old; 2) patients who have not taken drugs that cause nausea and vomiting before the operation; 3) pregnant women lactating women; 4) combined with severe respiratory disease or liver and kidney disease; 5) previous history of postoperative nausea and vomiting; 6) history of motion sickness; 7) body mass index greater than 30kg/m2 8) the presence of mental illness or inability to communica.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of occurrences of postoperative nausea and vomiting and their severity; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Type, frequency, and dosage of antidote medications used after postoperative nausea and vomiting occurs;American society of Aneshesiologists physical status scores;Total consumption of opioids at Patient Controlled Intravenous Analgesia;Quality of Recovery-15 scale scores;Frequency of bowel sounds; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactBingwei Hu
Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province Afflicted to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University(Tongde hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Outcome results
None listed