dc.contributor.author | Owure, Betty S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-25T12:26:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-25T12:26:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Master of Medicine in Anesthesia, University of Nairobi,2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/64361 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgery has been shown to be a risk factor for
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Several risk factors have been
identified in different study population. The specific objectives were to determine
the risk factors for PONV in ENT surgical patients,' to evaluate the profile
difference in ear, nose and throat procedures in relation to PONV and to identify
the complications of PONV.
The study was a prospective hospital based study done at Kenyatta National
Hospital. 180 patients scheduled for elective ENT surgery were recruited and
followed up for the outcomes; nausea, retching and vomiting for 24hours
postoperatively ..
The overall incidence of PONV was 39.8%. The risk factors that were found to be
statistically significant in increasing the outcome of PONV included: Age less
than 12years, use of opioids as premedication, use of inhalational induction, use
of halothane as the volatile anesthestic agent, use of nitrous oxide, neostigmine
dose less than 0.04mg/kg, presence of a nasogastric tube and presence of pain
in the early postoperative period.
For the overall 24hours postoperatively, patients who had surgery done in the
nose had a relatively higher incidence of PONV.
In this study, no significant medical consequences were seen. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Universty of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.title | The incidence and risk factors of post-operative nausea and vomiting in ENT surgical patients at Kenyatta National Hospital | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |