Active clinical trials for "Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting"

Introduction: Aiming at reducing costs and optimizing the use of these financial resources, several postoperative recovery protocols have emerged that aim to reduce the length of hospital stay by accelerating surgical recovery.1,2 In view of the current Brazilian political and economic scenario allied to the existing scientific knowledge on the subject , the investigators developed a protocol that aims to meet this need using resources already available and offered in brazilian public health system. The investigators called this protocol as Protocol of Operative Recovery Santa Marcelina (PROSM) that had as inspiration the protocols of accelerated postoperative recovery already used in several European health services. Goals: To evaluate the impact of PROSM on the length of hospitalization in days and postoperative pain (visual analog pain scale - VAS) in patients submitted to surgical procedures performed by the thoracic surgery team of the Hospital Santa Marcelina de Itaquera. Evaluate the impacts of PROSM in reducing the costs (US dollars) of surgical treatment and hospitalization of these patients. Materials and methods: A group of 200 patients with elective pulmonary resections (segmentectomies, lobectomies or pneumonectomies) to treat neoplastic lung diseases will be selected by the investigators. The participants will be randomized into two groups (rate of randomization 1/1). The first group will be submitted to the standard surgical treatment that is currently used in Santa Marcelina - Itaquera hospital. The second group will be submitted to treatment with the adoption of the PROSM guidelines, which will be detailed later. Investigators will evaluate in the two groups: surgical time in minutes, intraoperative complications: intraoperative bleeding in mililiters, need for transfusion of blood products, intraoperative clinical complications. Investigators will also evaluate the need for postoperative recovery in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), medications used to maintain the anesthetic plane during the procedure (amount of drugs in milligrams), medications used for postoperative analgesia, length of hospital stay in days, postoperative clinical complications, need for surgical re-boarding, immediate postoperative pain (VAS), postoperative pain at the time of discharge and the first outpatient return (VAS), the need for opioid analgesics at home after discharge. After the data collection, the investigators will analyze them and make a comparative study of the costs of surgical treatment and hospitalization between the two groups. This data will be obtained from the billing department of the Hospital Santa Marcelina de Itaquera.

This study, it is aimed to determine the effect of Apfel risk score and fasting times on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).

To evaluate the feasibility of a pragmatic, large scale, comparative effectiveness, randomized evaluation of patient experience of intravenous propofol versus inhaled volatile anesthesia.

The purpose of the study is to determine if providing coffee to patients who self-identify as coffee drinkers postoperatively will decrease the length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU).

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if light electrical stimulation to the wrist area during surgery is feasible in women having breast surgery.

Pain is a major problem during the postoperative period and can be considered as a challenge for the anesthesiologist. Low dose intrathecal morphine is proven efficient as a mode to reduce postoperative pain. Morphine has many complications like post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV). the investigators will investigate the utility of intrathecal (IT) atropine and dexamethasone for prevention of morphine induced PONV as a primary outcome in parturient undergoing CS under spinal bupivacaine anesthesia plus morphine sulfate as an adjuvant.

Intraoperative Hypothermia is a common problem, our object will be to evaluate the efficacy of forced air warmer (Model # eq-5000) for maintaining core body temperature in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries and its effect on postoperative nausea, vomiting and shivering.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) was defined by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) as nausea and/or vomiting in the first 24 hours after surgery and is among the most common complications after pain in patients undergoing surgery. PONV is divided into three as early, late, and delayed. Nausea-vomiting developing within 2-6 hours after surgery is classified as early, nausea-vomiting developing within 6-24 hours after surgery is classified as delayed, and nausea and/or vomiting developing within the first 24 hours after surgery are classified as delayed PONV. PONV increases the length of stay in the recovery room, delays starting oral intake, causes fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and causes pain, dehydration, delayed wound healing, decreased patient comfort, prolonged hospitalization, and increased cost. Therefore, the prevention and management of nausea and vomiting in the perioperative period in surgical patients are very important.

Postoperative pain, nausea, and vomiting are frustrating sequelae of elective breast surgery. Poorly managed postoperative pain can lead to increased opioid use, increased postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), delayed return to work and usual activities, unplanned hospital admissions, surgical complications, and patient dissatisfaction. In light of the growing opioid epidemic in the United States, any intervention that potentially minimizes opioid use may have meaningful individual and societal impact. In patients undergoing breast reduction and breast augmentation surgery, multiple techniques for managing postoperative pain are used commonly. One such technique is the use of a paravertebral block (PVB), which is a method of injecting local anesthesia into the area surrounding the spinal nerves in order to decrease sensation and pain in the chests and breasts in the setting of breast surgery. PVB is generally used concomitantly with standard multimodal perioperative pain management including cool compress, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, and opioids. All of these pain management strategies are used at the University of Wisconsin and are considered standard of care for breast surgery nationwide. The overall purpose of this study is to evaluate interventions that aim to optimize pain control, minimize the risk of PONV, and improve recovery after elective breast surgery. We will do this by (1) Comparing PVB with standard pain management strategies in patients undergoing planned breast reduction and breast augmentation, and (2) Comparing "enhanced recovery after surgery" (ERAS) strategies to standard of care for patients undergoing planned breast reduction and breast augmentation. This will be studied using pain assessments, validated surveys, medication logs, and review of medical records.

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare medications in women having a cesarean delivery. The main question it aims to answer are: • Which medication is better to use as a first-line prevention agent for nausea and vomiting Participants will rate their nausea, pain and other symptoms after surgery Researchers will compare two drugs, ondansetron and dexamethasone to see if the side effects of pain medications are improved after cesarean.