Gabapentin to Reduce Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The intrathecal administration of morphine is gaining popularity. It is easy to do and can reduce the pain after surgery up to 24 hours. However, it causes postoperative nausea and vomiting more than other methods providing postoperative analgesia. Patients suffering from these side effects have to spend a longer period of time recovering in the hospital with high cost of medical treatment.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University
• Treatments: Gabapentin; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing general or regional anesthesia receiving spinal morphine

• ASA physical status I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with allergy to morphine or gabapentin

• Chronic use of narcotics

• Psychotic

• Bleeding disorder

• Cardiovascular disorder

• Liver or renal failure

• Pregnancy or breast feeding

• Neurologic disorder