Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: to Estimate the Incidence and Risk Factors in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Prospective Observational Study to Estimate the Incidence and Risk Factors Over One Year in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent complication of surgery and anesthesia.

The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence and the risk factors of PONV at Jordan University Hospital over one year period.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent complication of surgery and anesthesia, in the literature it reaches up to 70% of the surgical patients and it occurs after local and general anesthesia with surgery.

Locally in Jordan there was no proper clinical study to estimate PONV among surgical patients, the aim of this study is to estimate the incidence and the risk factors of PONV at Jordan University Hospital over one year period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who undergoes anesthesia and surgery.
• Patients who suffer from postoperative nausea and vomiting for 24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who suffer from postoperative nausea and vomiting after 24 hours.
• Patients who undergoes Day-case surgery.