Therapeutic Suggestions During General Anesthesia Reduce Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in High-Risk Patients - A Post hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are one of the most adverse events after general anesthesia, a distressing experience, and pose a risk to the patient. Despite advances in drug prophylaxis and PONV treatment, the incidence remains high and additional non-pharmacological treatments are needed. In this post hoc analysis of a recently published double-blind multicenter randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of intraoperative therapeutic suggestions on postoperative opioid dosage, we analyzed the effects of intraoperative therapeutic suggestions on PONV. We focus on patients with a high risk of PONV (Apfel risk score of 3-4) and distinguished early (first two postoperative hours) and delayed PONV (2-24 h). A total of 385 patients with a moderate or high risk for PONV were i

SUBMITTER: Nowak H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9337244 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature