Overview

Real-time Decision Support for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Prophylaxis

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2017-11-30

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how automated recommendations are best presented to optimize the adherence to guidelines on prophylaxis for nausea and vomiting after surgery.

Phase:

N/A

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University

Collaborator:

University of Washington

Treatments:

Alfentanil
Anesthetics
Aprepitant
Butylscopolammonium Bromide
Desflurane
Dexamethasone
Diphenhydramine
Dolasetron
Droperidol
Fentanyl
Granisetron
Haloperidol
Hydrocodone
Hydromorphone
Isoflurane
Ketamine
Meclizine
Meperidine
Methadone
Metoclopramide
Morphine
Ondansetron
Oxycodone
Oxymorphone
Palonosetron
Promethazine
Propofol
Ramosetron
Remifentanil
Scopolamine
Scopolamine Hydrobromide
Sevoflurane
Sufentanil
Tropisetron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- All adult patients (18 years and older) that are scheduled for an elective surgical
procedure under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing emergency surgery or organ transplantation

- Patients that are transferred directly to the Intensive Care Unit after the end of the
procedure

- Patients that die intraoperatively

- Procedures that only require a sedative level of anesthesia