Nausea and vomiting postoperative in general anesthesia for elective surgical intervention

Authors

  • Dayana Pérez Caballero Hospital Ginecoobstétrico Mariana Grajales
  • Carlos Gilberto Nieto Monteagudo Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

postoperative nausea and vomiting, anesthesia general, elective surgery, risk factors

Abstract

Introduction: nausea and vomiting postoperative cause discomfort and dissatisfaction, they increase the need of care and imply an additional risk for the patient. Objective: to determine the incidence of nausea and vomiting postoperative in patients in which the elective general anesthesia is applied at "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Hospital. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional observational study was carried out from January 2013 to December 2014. The following variables were evaluated: gender, age, body mass index, smoking habit, history of postoperative nausea and vomiting, classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologist, anesthetic technique and anesthetic agents employed, type of operative surgical intervention, hospital stay, surgical site approach, nasogastric tube use, surgical time and appearance of vomiting preceded by nausea in the first 24 hours postoperatively. Results: the incidence was 15,4%, with predominance in women, nonsmokers, those with a history of postoperative motion sickness and nausea and vomiting, and when thiopental, inhalation agents and postoperative opioids were used. According to the type of surgical intervention was more frequent in the gynecological, conventional, non ambulatory and with surgical time greater than one hour. Conclusions: the incidence of nausea and vomiting postoperative was low. The increase in the number of risk factors was associated with an increase in risk.

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Author Biographies

Dayana Pérez Caballero, Hospital Ginecoobstétrico Mariana Grajales

Especialista de I Grado en Anestesiología y Reanimación

Carlos Gilberto Nieto Monteagudo, Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Especialista de II Grado en Anestesiología y Reanimación. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara.

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2017-07-04

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Pérez Caballero D, Nieto Monteagudo CG. Nausea and vomiting postoperative in general anesthesia for elective surgical intervention. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 4 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];11(3):39-48. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/845

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