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Assessing Gastric Motility and Distention in Postoperative Gastrointestinal Surgery Using Bedside Gastric Ultrasound: Predicting Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia, Ileus, Return of Bowel Function

Point-of-care gastric ultrasound will be used to measure stomach contents postoperative in patients who underwent colorectal surgery. Stomach volume and status (empty or full) will be compared retrospectively to the standard clinical criteria for diet advancement to determine if stomach volume via ultrasound is associated with successful diet advancement, nausea/vomiting, nasogastric tube replacement, length of stay, and other clinical outcomes. Clinicians performing clinical care will be blinded to the ultrasound exam results.

Start: February 2021

Remimazolam and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in High-risk Patients

This trial aims to explore whether the intraoperative use of remimazolam can reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in high-risk patients. According to the Apfel's simplified score, patients with 3 or more of the following factors are at high risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), i.e., women, non-smokers, history of PONV, and postoperative use of opioids.

Start: May 2021

The Effect of Ginger and Peppermint on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients After Thyroid Surgery

The study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of inhalation use of ginger and peppermint on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing thyroidectomy surgery. After the approval of the ethics committee and institutional permission, 81 patients who applied to the general surgery clinic for thyroidectomy between 1 December 2020 and 1 December 2021 and met the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Within the scope of the planned study, the sample size in the light of the reported academic studies was determined as effect size d = 0.40 (effect size), ? = 0.05 (margin of error), 1-? = 0.90 (Power) and by using the G-power package program with the specified criteria. It was decided to recruit 81 people (27 people per 3 group). Block randomization method will be used to determine the experimental and control groups. In order for the groups to be distributed homogeneously, the order produced by a computer program (https://www.randomizer.org/) will be used. Randomization will be done by a biostatistician outside the researcher. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the study will be assigned to the experimental and control groups according to the randomization list. Before the operation, the patient will be visited and information will be given about the purpose, content and intervention to be applied. After obtaining verbal and written permission from the patients who accepted to participate in the study, the "Informed Consent" will be filled in the "Patient Identification form. On the day of surgery, "surgical intervention information will be filled in by the researcher. In the postoperative period at the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 12th and 24th hours, the patient will use ginger and peppermint oil as inhalation. At the end of the 24th hour, the application will be terminated. In the control group, no application will be made during and after the surgical intervention, and routine treatment and care will be applied. After admission to the clinic of the patients in the experimental and control groups, the severity of pain, nausea and vomiting, the number of nausea-vomiting at the 2nd, 6th, 12th and 24th hours, the name, dose, frequency and time of the antiemetic drugs used were determined by the researcher. At the end of the 24th hour, Rhodes Nausea Vomiting Index score will be evaluated by the researcher.

Start: March 2021

Multimodal Pain Treatment for Breast Cancer Surgery - a Prospective Cohort Study

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women worldwide. (1) Breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy is indicated for the majority of patients with this type of cancer. (2) Postoperative pain is frequent in this population, with almost 50 % experiencing acute pain and 25-60 % subsequently live with chronic pain. (3-5) Today no golden standard for postoperative pain management regarding breast cancer surgeries exists, and there is definitely room for improvement. Especially considering the large population of women with breast cancer and consequences of acute and chronic pain, such as prolonged recovery and affected quality of life. (6,7) With the present study, we aim to optimise postoperative pain treatment and investigate the effect of a standardised multimodal postoperative analgesic regimen based on previous recommendations. (4,8,9)

Start: April 2021

Penehyclidine for Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting After Bimaxillary Surgery

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication after surgery. Patients undergoing orthognathic surgery are reported to have a high rate of PONV, especially those undergoing bimaxillary surgery. Activation of cholinergic system plays an important role in the development of PONV. Penehyclidine is an muscarinic antagonists which selectively block M1 and M3 receptors and is commonly used to decrease oral secretion. The investigators hypothesize that continuously administrated penehyclidine during perioperative period can reduce the incidence of PONV in patients undergoing bimaxillary surgery.

Start: July 2020

Intranasal Lidocaine for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common and continue to be persistent problems following general anesthesia. Intranasal lidocaine has been used for the treatment of migraine. The theoretical basis for this effect of intranasal lidocaine on migraine relief is reported to be due to its action on the sodium receptors within the sphenopalatine ganglion. Although there is no reported association between PONV and migraines, injecting lidocaine within the sphenopalatine ganglion has proven to be effective in reducing PONV in endoscopic sinus surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of intranasal 2% lidocaine in preventing PONV.

Start: August 2021

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Kidney Transplant Donors

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are designed to optimize perioperative management, improving patient outcomes and satisfaction through multimodal techniques. Living kidney transplant donors are typically healthy individuals who undergo laparoscopic nephrectomy. The most significant hindrance to discharge to return to activities of daily living is frequently return of bowel function and postoperative pain. Through a randomized controlled trial design, we will evaluate the effectiveness of implementing an ERAS pathway. We hypothesize that preoperative patient optimization through exercise, carbohydrate loading, and counseling on expectations, in addition to multimodal pain management strategies which limit opioids would allow faster recovery, early bowel function, decreased postoperative pain, increased patient satisfaction and shorter length of stay. The study population will include a total of 42 patients (age 18-80) who are American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status (PS) 1-3, undergoing living donor nephrectomy. Our primary outcome measures will be postoperative opioid consumption. Secondary outcome measures are: postoperative pain score, time to return of bowel function, ambulation, first oral intake postoperatively, and patient satisfaction scores. Other objectives include reducing readmissions, shorter hospital length of stay and decreased operative complications, including nausea, vomiting and wound infection.

Start: September 2019

Efficacy of PC6 Electroacupuncture in the Prevention of Nausea Vomiting in Caesarean Patient Under Spinal Anaesthesia

To determine the ability of electroacupuncture on PC6 versus sham acupuncture in reducing incidence of intraoperative and postoperative nausea vomiting in parturients who underwent Caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia

Start: September 2020

The Effects of Preoperative Physical Activities on Surgeries

Recommendation is strong on physical activity (PA) in the prehabilitation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for various types of surgeries. The evidence is however weak regarding ERAS protocols. Many studies have showed that physical exercise and PA have hypoalgesic effects on healthy individuals and they have better pain tolerance too. Here the investigators study changes in postoperative pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting for various types of surgical patients after performing preoperative PA at moderate or vigorous intensity Vs non-preoperative PA patients.

Start: June 2021

Food Related Video and the Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV) is a common problem following surgery and anesthesia. There are risk factors that increase the incidence of PONV that are related to the patient, to the surgical procedure or to the anesthetic agents. At the subjective level PONV is described as worse and more feared than postoperative pain by many patients. At the objective level it increases the length of stay in the recovery room, it results in unplanned hospital admission and Emergency Room visits, and therefore increased cost of care. A lot of research work has been done to identify pharmacological agents to prevent and treat PONV. The higher the risk of a patient the higher number of these drugs are combined for prophylaxis. However, these drugs have significant side effects of their own. Much less attention has been paid to potential non-pharmacological PONV prevention options. The purpose of our study is to investigate the putative role of the natural stimulation of normal gastrointestinal function via the Pavlovian reflex. We seek to find a natural method with no side effects to improve PONV prophylaxis in patients with risk factors for that postoperative complication.

Start: April 2021

Drug and Dose Adjustment in Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of different regimens of prophylactic Ondansetron, Dexamethasone, or both, on the incidence and severity of post-operative nausea and vomiting.

Start: January 2021

Bilateral Bi-level Erector Spine Plane Block as a Component of General Anesthesia in Surgical Correction of Spinal Deformations

Improving the anesthesiology management for surgical correction of spinal deformations with introducing the diagnostic methods and treatment strategy of acute pain, preventing the evolution of chronic pain. Development and implementation in clinical practice perioperative intensive care protocols for surgical correction of spinal deformities.

Start: December 2020

Dexamethasone and Postoperative Bleeding Following Tonsillectomy in Children

Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions in children. However, it is associated with a high incidence of PostOperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV), severe pain and haemorrhage. There is strong evidence on the efficacy of Dexamethasone in reducing the incidence of PONV and pain after tonsillectomy, which led to consider this drug as a first line treatment in routine anaesthesia practice in such surgical setting. However, in the last decade, there have been arguments about the potential role of Dexamethasone in increasing the risk of postoperative bleeding in children and studies addressing the haemorrhage risk following administration of Dexamethasone for tonsillectomy are inconclusive.Thus, this study is aimed at providing evidence for the safety profile of Dexamethasone with regard to the risk of post-tonsillectomy bleeding in children when administered as a single intraoperative dose.

Start: November 2020

The Effect of Perioperative Dexamethasone Administration on Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy.

This is an investigator-initiated, Danish mono-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, double-blind, superiority trial of dexamethasone on postoperative pain management on patients undergoing operation for hip dysplasia with the periacetabular osteotomy procedure (PAO). 90 adults undergoing PAO will be enrolled. The primary outcome is to compare the effect of dexamethasone relative to placebo on cumulated postoperative morphine consumption at 48 hours. Key secondary outcomes include comparing the effect of repeated doses of dexamethasone relative to a single dose on cumulated postoperative morphine consumption at 48 hours, and to determine if dexamethasone is superior to placebo for: Perception of pain intensity, prevalence and degree of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and patient-reported outcome measures.

Start: November 2020

Why in Hospital After VATS Lobectomy

The study aims to identify specific or potential reasons that prolong the length of hospital stay after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy. The hypothesis is that patients who are still in hospital after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy are associated with prolonged air leak, infection, pneumonia, atrial fibrillation or other complications or social factors.

Start: April 2020

Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Bariatric Surgery

Postoperative nausea and vomiting are common occurrences following bariatric surgery, occurring in up to 80% of patients and contributing to increased healthcare utilization and delays in discharge. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a high-protein liquid diet on postoperative nausea, vomiting, and length of stay after laparoscopic or robotic sleeve gastrectomy.

Start: November 2020

Pre-pectoral AlloDerm® to Reinforce Tissues in Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction

Primary Objective: • To describe postoperative static pain scores on the Pain Visual Analog Scale at Day 1 in a population of women undergoing bilateral mastectomy followed by immediate, bilateral pre-pectoral tissue expander breast reconstruction reinforced with AlloDerm® coverage. Secondary Objectives: To describe postoperative static and dynamic pain scores on the Pain Visual Analog Scale and Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form at Day 1-60 after tissue expander placement To describe nausea/vomiting, and opioid use at Day 1, 2, 3, 7, 30, and 60 after mastectomy and tissue expander placement. To describe short-term changes in Quality of Life scores after mastectomy and tissue expander placement. To describe postoperative complication rates at Day 1, 2, 3, 7, 30, and 60 after mastectomy and tissue expander placement. To describe nausea/vomiting, and opioid use at Day 1, 2, 3, 7, 30, and 60 after final reconstruction with tissue expander exchange for permanent implant. To describe short-term changes in Quality of Life scores after final reconstruction with tissue expander exchange for permanent implant. To describe postoperative complication rates at Day 1, 2, 3, 7, 30, and 60 after final reconstruction with tissue expander exchange for permanent implant. To describe postoperative rates of breast animation deformity at Day 7, 30, and 60 after final reconstruction with tissue expander exchange for permanent implant. To describe average hospital length of stay in patients after final reconstruction with tissue expander exchange for permanent implant. To describe the patient's final assessment of pre-pectoral reconstruction from free-form text. Tertiary Objectives: • To measure cosmetic result and associated residual pain with Alloderm® reinforcement of breast pocket.

Start: October 2017

The Effect of Oxygen Given to Patients in the Postoperative Period on Nausea and Vomiting

Carbon dioxide which is insufflated to inflate the abdominal area is absorbed from the peritoneal area and it increases endogenous catecholamines, which may consequently increase nausea and vomiting. In the literature, it is indicated that oxygen application which is one of the applications aiming to prevent nausea and vomiting is a cheap method with fewer side effects in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In the literature, studies on the prevention of nausea and vomiting by oxygen application in different surgical interventions have not arrived at a consensus regarding surgery type and oxygen amounts. There are studies evaluating 80% and 30% oxygen amounts in removing postoperative nausea and vomiting. Taking these conditions into consideration; the study has been planned for the purpose of examining the impact of giving 80% and 60% oxygen to patients to whom laparoscopic cholecystectomy is applied on postoperative nausea and vomiting in the postoperative period. The study has been planned as a randomized controlled study for the purpose of determining the impact of giving oxygen (80% to the group A, 60% to the group B and control group C) to patients who apply to the general surgery service to undergo a laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in the postoperative period. The patients in the study will have the same standard anesthesia protocol and hospital routine. The study will be terminated once a total of 111 patients have been reached. In the study randomization, the patients will be assigned to the sample group according to weeks as they may influence each other. Data will be collected using Patient Introductory Information Form, which evaluates patients' socio-demographic characteristics, as well as Perioperative Period Patient Follow-Up Form and Postoperative Period Nausea-Vomiting Frequency and Severity Evaluation Form. Statistical analysis of the data to be acquired as a result of the study will be performed in the computer environment. The results to be obtained will be evaluated at p<0,05 significance level. It is expected that the study results will provide an alternative method, which will be used in preventing the possible side effects of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who undergo a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Thus, the study results may make scientific and socio-economic contributions.

Start: May 2022

Heart Rate Variability and Postoperative Nausea Vomiting

Propofol and sevoflurane have different effects on heart rate variability. It has not yet been reported whether this difference in effect remains at recovery time after anesthesia and the difference is related to postoperative nausea and vomiting has not been studied. The aim of this study is observe whether propofol and sevoflurane have different effects on heart rate variability during recovery and the differences can predict the occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Start: October 2020

Comparison of Thoracolumbar Interfascial and Erector Spinae Plane Block on Analgesic Efficiency of After Spinal Surgery

Spinal surgery is typically associated with severe postoperative pain. Although the number of spinal surgeries has increased day by day, postoperative pain management have been limited. The recently described thoracolumbar interfacial plane block (TLIPB) has been reported to provide effective postoperative analgesia in spinal surgery. In addition, the recently described erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is obtained by applying the local anesthetic drug between the fascia of the spina muscles and the transverse process of the vertebrae. Anatomical and radiological investigations in fresh cadavers suggest that the potential place of influence of ESPB is dorsal and ventral spinal nerve roots. A small number of publications showing the analgesic efficacy of ESP in spinal surgery have been reported in the literature. In this study, the investigators aimed to compare the analgesic efficacy of TLIPB and ESPB in spinal surgeries.

Start: December 2020