he effect of ginger on postoperative nausea and vomiting in non - fertile women affect gynecological surgery

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is the second most common complaint of patients after surgery which may be the limiting factor in patient discharge from hospital especially after ambulatory surgery.This study aimed to compare the efficacy of ginger in reducing post operative nausea and vomiting in unfertilized women after gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. The present study is a double blind, randomized placebo controlled trial. A total number of 60 patients, aged between 20 to 50 years who were scheduled for gynecologic laparoscopic surgery participated in the trial. The patients were divided into two groups by random allocation. The first group received placebo capsules and the second one received ginger capsules (500 milligrams) one hour before anesthesia induction. The severity of nausea was measured with NRS (Numerical Rating Scale) - a measurement technique – and vomiting episodes was assessed based on occurance of it at 0,2,6 and 24 hours after surgery. There was significant difference between two groups in respect of post operative nausea only at 0 hour after surgery (pvalue: 0.016),while there was no significant difference in vomiting episodes (p value: 1.0). This study indicated if ginger capsule (dose of 500 milligrams) is prescribed for patients one hour before anesthesia induction, it has beneficial effect in reducing post operative nausea immediately after surgery, in comparison with placebo.