Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2010, 154(1):69-76 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2010.012

INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PATIENTS AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. WHERE ARE WE TODAY?

Lenka Doubravskaa, Katerina Dostalovaa, Sarka Fritscherovaa, Jana Zapletalovab, Milan Adamusa
a Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
b Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc

Aim: To determine the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), identify risk factors, assess treatment and its effectiveness.

Design: A prospective, observational, questionnaire- and interview-based study. Setting. Standard and intensive care units of the following university hospital departments: abdominal, thoracic and vascular surgery; gynecology; plastic and esthetic surgery; urology; and traumatology.

Material and methods: Adult patients scheduled for elective surgery who gave informed consent were enrolled. A questionnaire-based study was performed on the first postoperative day. The collected data relevant to PONV were statistically analyzed.

Conclusion: The incidence of PONV was significantly lower than generally presumed and was related to the patient gender, type of surgery and overall health status. PONV was more frequent in obese patients and when drugs antagonizing opioids or muscle relaxants were used. Early administration of antiemetic agents led to considerably less discomfort.

Keywords: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), Antiemetics, Risk factors, Questionnaire- and Interview-based study.

Received: November 1, 2009; Accepted: January 27, 2010; Published: March 1, 2010  Show citation

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Doubravska, L., Dostalova, K., Fritscherova, S., Zapletalova, J., & Adamus, M. (2010). INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PATIENTS AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. WHERE ARE WE TODAY? Biomedical papers, 154(1), 69-76. doi: 10.5507/bp.2010.012
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