[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.
Department of Anesthesia, Yamaguchi Prefectural Central Hospital, Hofu 747-8511.
Yumika
Y
Koizumi
Yasutoshi
Y
Matayoshi
Kaori
K
Kondoh
Kumiko
K
Nakamura
Hisashi
H
Tamura
Norimasa
N
Matsuda
Shigeru
S
Nomura
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