Postoperative Nausea and Vomit in Strabismus Surgery

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-27

Study Completion Date

2020-09-20

Brief Summary

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Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a major concern in paediatric inpatient surgery and may increase patient discomfort, delay patient discharge, and increase the cost of patient care. The incidence of PONV after strabismus surgery is relatively high, compared with other inpatient surgeries, particularly in children. Oculocardiac reflex (OCR) is a phenomenon defined by bradycardia or dysrhythmia during strabismus surgery. Oculocardiac reflex is commonly caused by the traction on the extraocular muscle (EOM), which, through the ophthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve, stimulates the vagal center. The afferent arm of the reflex is the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve, and the efferent arm is the vagus nerve, which diminishes sinoatrial node impulses and leads to bradycardia.While there is a general consensus regarding the role of unmodifiable risk factors for PONV, including the number of muscle and the occurrence of Oculocardiac reflex or not, the role of modifiable risk factors, such as duration of surgery and anesthesia and perioperatively administered medications, is still disputed. In the present study, the investigators evaluated whether these factors may be associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting after paediatric strabismus surgery while controlling for a range of covariates.

Detailed Description

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The primary outcome was incidence of PONV that occurred within 3 days after the operation. The investigators defined PONV as a presence of either nausea or vomiting. In study hospital, it was routine for nurses to assess and record nausea and vomiting every 8 hours for all postoperative patients during postoperative 3 days. Accordingly, the investigators retrospectively collected the presence of PONV from electrical medical records. If patients had discharged hospital within postoperative 3 days, the incidence of PONV was assessed solely during hospital stay. The data, collected included information regarding age at surgery, gender, and type of strabismus. During strabismus surgery, the number and sequence of the operated muscles, HR before traction of the EOM (baseline HR), maximum decreased HR after traction of the EOM, HR at maximum recovery from decreased HR and maintained during traction of the EOM (adrenergic HR), and HR at the cutting of the muscle, were collected. Oculocardiac reflex was defined as a decrease in HR greater than or equal to 20% rather than maximum at first traction of the muscle.

Conditions

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Strabismus

Keywords

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Postoperative nausea and vomiting strabismus surgery oculocardiac reflex

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:All patients aged from 2-14 years who underwent strabismus surgery under general anesthesia between January 2018 and November 2018 were included in this study. -

Exclusion Criteria:patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status III or higher. -

Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Zhiying Wu, Doctor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Locations

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The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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2018-204

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id