Reduction of Postoperative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01718132

Enrollment

16309

Registered

2012-10-31

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2012-10-31

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Conditions

Nausea and Vomiting, Post Operative Pain

Keywords

Quality of the anaesthetic care in a PACU, reduction of postoperative pain, reduction of postoperative nausea and vomiting, quality markers

Brief summary

Aim of this prospective study was to assess the quality of postoperative care in a postoperative anaesthesia care unit (PACU) using postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting as well as their reduction as quality markers. So far, only sparse data related to this topic are available and there are currently no established quality markers of a PACU service.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients that have been transferred to the postanesthesia care unit postoperatively

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative nausea and vomiting	—

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results