A Prospective Evaluation of an Anesthesia Protocol to Reduce Post-operative and Post-discharge Nausea and Vomiting in a High Risk Orthognathic Surgery Population

NCT01592708 NA COMPLETED Results posted

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a multi-modal anesthesia and pain control protocol reduces post-operative and post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PONV and PDNV) in patients undergoing upper jaw corrective surgery.

Details

Lead sponsor	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Phase	NA
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	233
Start date	2012-06
Completion	2014-04

Conditions

• Post-operative Nausea
• Post-operative Vomiting
• Nausea Persistent

Interventions

• Antiemetic anesthesia protocol

Primary outcomes

• Post-operative Nausea — End of surgery to discharge from hospital
  End of surgery time determined by anesthesia portion of the medical record. PONV to be assessed by review of surgeons' and nurses' notes in the medical record as well as through review of patient diaries. Vomiting constitutes a safety issue and, as such, associated adverse events will be noted.
• Post-operative Vomiting — End of surgery to discharge from hospital

Countries

United States