Postoperative pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Conditions
Interventions
The study will have two interventions:
1) ingestion of an ice-lolly direct post-operative
2) 20 minutes chewing of chewing gum direct post-operative
11-dec-2016: Due to too severe postoperative sed
Sponsors
Leiden University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include: 1) American Society of Anesthesiologists score 1, 2 or 3; 2) age 18 to 75 years; 3) planned for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include: (1) Pain scores > 3 (on a 11-point numerical rating scale, NRS) reported for most of the day during the past month; (2) Regular use of analgesics for any purpose, including SNRIs, gabapentinoids, COX inhibitors or NSAIDs during the previous month; (3) The presence of any chronic pain disorder; (4) The presence of swallowing problems; (5) Inability to give informed consent; (6) Inability to communicate with the investigators; (7) Known allergy to any component of ice-popsicles or chewing gum (8) Inability to chew postoperatively
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes include: 1) Postoperative pain in the first 24 hours after surgery 2) Analgesic consumption in the first 24 hours after surgery 3) Postoperative nausea and vomiting in the first 24 hours after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include: 1) Sedation in the first 24 hours after surgery 2) Pain in the throat in the first 24 hours after surgery | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Niesters
Leiden University Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed