Active clinical trials for "Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting"

This study is being conducted to see if adding GW679769 (casopitant) to ZOFRAN will significantly decrease the number of patients who experience nausea and vomiting after surgery.

The purpose of this study is to determine if Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting experienced by patients recovering from anesthesia. OMT is a treatment in which the physician places his hands on areas of the body and applies pressure to correct disturbances in one area that may be related to a problem in another area of the body. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is a specialty for a physician who uses OMT. The hypothesis of this study is when OMT is combined with standard-of-care prophylactic anti-emetic therapy in patients following administration of inhalational anesthesia, in comparison to a control group receiving only standard-of-care anti-emetic prophylaxis there will be a reduction in the incidence and severity of PONV.

In this prospective trial, Stage 1-3 patients having mastectomies or isolated lumpectomy with axillary node dissection will be randomly assigned to general anesthesia with opioids combined with a Pecs II block or to general anesthesia with opioids combined with a placebo Pecs II block. Participants will be followed postoperatively during their entire hospital stay to determine the effectiveness of Pecs II block and opioids versus placebo Pecs II block and opioids as postoperative pain treatment.

The frequent incidence of postoperative vomiting and severe pain in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, may delay postoperative oral intake and increase the risk of dehydration. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is of multi-factorial origin in this group of patients, with a reported incidence ranging from 23% to 73%. There is growing evidence that the perioperative administration of gabapentinin in adults is beneficial for preoperative anxiolysis, postoperative analgesia, reduction of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and delirium. Only few studies in literature explored the analgesic effects of preoperative gabapentin as premedication in pediatric population. However, the antiemetic effect of gabapentin in pediatric patients was not systematically investigated before.

Local intra-articular injection of anesthetics (LIA) is increasingly used during knee arthroscopy for pain relief. The LIA can only be performed at the end of surgery as the knee joint is continuously flushed during the arthroscopy. As a consequence, an optimal analgesic effect is only obtained one hour after surgery and opiates are typically used as pain relief in the immediate postoperative period. Since these opiates have a number of side effects such as nausea, vomiting and drowsiness, other analgetic methods are desirable. Intravenous administration of lidocaine, a safe, inexpensive analgesic, is already used in major (abdominal) surgeries and might also be a promising method for pain relief in the first hour after knee arthroscopy, in anticipation of the onset of the analgesic effect of the LIA. The aim of this study is to verify if systemic administration of lidocaine has a beneficial effect on the pain immediately after knee arthroscopy. In addition, the effect of systemic lidocaine administration on postoperative nausea, vomiting and general patient comfort will be evaluated.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and distressing complication in patients undergoing general anesthesia. However, although 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists have significantly reduced PONV, it is reported that over 35% of patients treated with ondansetron experience PONV. Though the cause of failure in ondansetron treatment is not clear, the investigators assumed that polymorphism in the 5-HT3 receptor gene would contribute to such inter-individual variation. In this study, the investigators examine whether the polymorphisms of 5-HT3 receptor gene affect the efficacy of ondansetron to prevent PONV in patients undergoing general anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery.

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the interaction of intravenous fluid therapy during otorhinolaryngological surgery, on postoperative vomiting. The hypothesis is that perioperative supplemental intravenous fluid administration reduces the incidence of postoperative vomiting.

The purpose of the study is to compare the effects of pre-operative methylprednisolone (125mg iv) versus placebo on postoperative outcome after hip arthroplasty. The hypothesis is that pre-operative methylprednisolone (125mg iv) will reduce time to fulfill discharge criteria.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains current as a complication and moderate evidence is available regarding the impact of preoperative oral carbohydrate-fluid administration on PONV. Honey, a natural source of carbohydrates, has an antioxidative effect and protects the gastric mucosa. Aim: To investigate the effect of oral honey and water for up to 2 hours preoperatively on PONV. Methods: A total of 142 elective thyroidectomy (experiment:35; control:37) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (experiment:33; control: 37) patients were included. The experiment group was administered a 60 grams honey and 100 ml water mixture up to 2 hours preoperatively. The patients were monitored postoperative 0-6 hours using Rhodes Index of Nausea-Vomiting-Retching (R-INVR) and visual analog scale (VAS) for PONV.

Intravenous lidocaine - a potent local anesthetic with analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties has been shown to be an effective adjunct that reduces intra and postoperative opioid consumption and facilitates pain management in adults. In children population promising but limited evidence is available. The study was planned to evaluate the efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine to reduce opioid consumption during and after laparoscopic appendectomy in children.