title: Intravenous fluids in minor gynaecological surgery. Their effect on postoperative morbidity.
abstract: Postoperative morbidity was assessed in 100 patients who underwent minor gynaecological procedures. Fifty patients received intra-operative crystalloid (1000 ml compound sodium lactate solution) and the remaining fifty none. Identical short-acting intravenous anaesthetic techniques were used in both groups. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in symptoms of nausea, vomiting, headache and drowsiness within the first 6 hours after operation. Patients who received intra-operative fluids exhibited a decreased incidence of dizziness within the first 6 hours and a decreased incidence of nausea when questioned at 3 days compared with those who did not receive any fluid; the difference was statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Derby City Hospital.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D004244:Dizziness / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006261:Headache / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000517:prevention & control; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000187:drug effects; D014839:Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010952:Plasma Substitutes