Assessment of pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting and their association in the early postoperative period: an observational study from Palestine
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Original research
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Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and postoperative pain (POP) are most commonly expe- rienced in the early hours after surgery. Many studies have reported high rates of PONV and POP, and have identified factors that could predict the development of these complications. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between PONV and POP, and to identify some factors associated with these symptoms.

Methods: This was a prospective, multicentre, observational study performed at An-Najah National University Hospi- tal and Rafidia Governmental Hospital, the major surgical hospitals in northern Palestine, from October 2019 to Febru- ary 2020. A data collection form, adapted from multiple previous studies, was used to evaluate factors associated with PONV and POP in patients undergoing elective surgery. Patients were interviewed during the first 24 h following surgery. Multiple binary logistic regression was applied to determine factors that were significantly associated with the occurrence of PONV.

Results: Of the 211 patients included, nausea occurred in 43.1%, vomiting in 17.5%, and PONV in 45.5%. Multiple binary logistic regression analysis, using PONV as a dependent variable, showed that only patients with a history of

Journal
Title
BMC surgery
Publisher
An-Najah National University
Publisher Country
Palestine
Indexing
Scopus
Impact Factor
None
Publication Type
Prtinted only
Volume
21
Year
3
Pages
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