Intraoperative Gastric Suctioning and Postoperative Nausea, Retching, and Vomiting.
Abstract
The incidence of postoperative nausea, retching, and vomiting was investigated in nineteen adult female patients undergoing general anesthesia for elective laparoscopy in an ambulatory surgical setting. Eight patients in the control group received no gastric suctioning during surgery. The anesthetic technique of oxygen/nitrous oxide/methohexital/succinylcholine/fentanyl was standardized. There were no significant differences between the groups with respect to age, weight, anesthesia length, or fentanyl dose as determined by One-Way Analysis of Variance. There were no differences between groups with respect to retching, or vomiting in the recovery room; nausea, retching, or vomiting during the first twenty-four hours at home; or for overall emetic symptoms during the total recovery period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA147783
Entities
People
- P. W. Ogren
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology