Determining early nausea and vomiting and its risk factors after orthopedic surgeries in patients referred to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences hospitals during the year 1400

The occurrence of nausea and vomiting early after surgery (within the first two hours after surgery) increases the risk of nausea and vomiting three times during the first 24 hours after surgery and five times during the first 48 hours after surgery. Therefore, knowing the occurrence of this complication as well as its risk factors can be effective in preventive and therapeutic planning; Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine early nausea and vomiting and its risk factors after orthopedic surgeries.

This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted during the period of 1400 in Shahada and Imam Reza hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences with the participation of 1250 patients candidates for orthopedic surgeries. The risk factors of nausea and vomiting after surgery were recorded for all patients and the risk factors of early nausea and vomiting were determined.

old age, high weight, high body mass index, male gender, general anesthesia method, higher ASA class, emergency surgery method, previous history of nausea and vomiting, history of motion sickness, lack of prophylactic prescription of anti-nausea medication, incidence of nausea and vomiting In recovery, morphine prescription at the end of surgery, opioid prescription in the recovery unit and the length of recovery in patients with early nausea and vomiting are significantly different between the two groups.

Out of every 4 patients who are candidates for orthopedic surgery, one patient suffers from nausea and vomiting early after surgery, the risk factors of which were identified in this study.