Abstract :
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting are common and distressing postsurgical symptoms. These
symptoms are of particular concern in outpatient surgery because they may require additional direct resources,
such as supplies and antiemetic drugs, and may delay discharge. The objective of this study was to measure the
frequency of factors which can cause nausea and vomiting under general anaesthesia after chest surgery.
Methodology: This descriptive case series evaluated frequency of predisposing factor of nausea and vomiting in
patients of anaesthesia department of Gulab Devi Hospital Lahore. Questionnaire is made and patients were asked
about their age, fever, previous surgery, NPO status, smoking history and hospital stay. This study included 140
patients with post-operative nausea and vomiting.
Results: In this study, 140 patients were taken in which 65 (46.43%) were female and 75 (53.57%) were male. In
140 patient 134 (95.7%) were NPO and 6 (4.3%) were not NPO, 25 (17.9%) were obese and 115 (82.1%) were
not obese, 88 (62.9%) patients were suffering fever and 52 (37.1%) were not suffering fever, 80 (57.1%) were
infected and 59 (42.1%) were not infected, 53 (37.9%) patients had previous surgery and 87 (62.1%) had no
previous surgery, 94 (67.1%) patients had received nitrous oxide and 46 (32.9%) didn’t, 97 (69.3%) received
volatile gases and 43 (30.7%) not received, 29 (20.7%) received ketamine and 111 (79.3%) not received, 87
(62.1%) received suxamethonium and 53 (37.9%) not received, 119 (85.0%) received propofol and 21 (15.0%) not
received, 110 (78.6%) received naluphine and 28 (20.0%) not received. Out of 140 patients, there were 122 (87.1%)
who were suffering from pain and 18 (12.9%) were not. 91 (65.0%) patients had gastric distention and 49 (35.0%)
patients didn’t. Opioids were given to 34 (24.3%) patients and not given to 106 (75.7%) patient.
Conclusion: It is concluded that the nausea and vomiting after surgey under genral anesthesia is due to patient
related factors in which most frequent is NPO. Drug related factors include propofol and nalbupin administration.
Post operative factors include pain. In whole study of 140 patients, the most frequent is patient related factor
(NPO) other than drug related factors and post-operative factors.
Keyword :
Nausea, Vomitting, Anaesthesia