Transdermal Nicotine in Female Patients at High Risk for Post Operative Nausea and/or Vomiting (PONV)
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
| Start Date: | April 2009 |
| End Date: | April 2012 |
Transdermal Nicotine in Female Patients at High Risk for PONV
The purpose of this study is to see if the nicotine patch reduces post operative nausea
and/or vomiting (PONV) among non-smoking patients who are at high risk of PONV.
There are certain known risk factors for post-operative nausea and/or vomiting: the use of
opioids during surgery, female gender, laparoscopic surgery, gynecologic surgery, strabismus
repair, the use of a general anesthetic, obesity, and non-smoker. Patients with four or more
of these risk factors have an 80% occurrence rate of post-operative nausea and/or vomiting
and are classified as "high risk". It has been shown that those who use tobacco have about a
50% reduction in post-operative nausea and/or vomiting.
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