[Postoperative nausea and vomiting after open heart surgery].
We investigated the incidence of the postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We conducted a prospective study of 65 cases with direct interviews by anesthesiologists who are blind to this protocol every 6 hours during ICU stay. There were no differences in age, body mass index, dose of fentanyl, operating time, cardiopulmonary bypass time and ventilation time in ICU between PONV(+) and PONV(-). Incidence of PONV was 43%, but 70% of female patients complained of PONV. Prophylactic antiemetic strategy might be clinically relevant to female patients who are to undergo open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
Koizumi
Yumika
Y
Department of Anesthesia, Yamaguchi Prefectural Central Hospital, Hofu 747-8511.
Matayoshi
Yasutoshi
Y
Kondoh
Kaori
K
Nakamura
Kumiko
K
Tamura
Hisashi
H
Matsuda
Norimasa
N
Nomura
Shigeru
S
D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012737:Sex Factors