common/nausea

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine if aromatherapy, specifically inhaled essential oil, is beneficial for side effects related to cancer treatments involving chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and/or immunotherapy administered intravenously. II. To describe the effect of inhaled ginger essential oil,

Symptomatic patients are referred to CAM treatments by the medical staff of the departments. Patients interested in CAM treatments may receive various CAM treatments such as reflexology, acupuncture, guided imagery and hypnosis, according to patient preference and practitioner availability. Patients

Since 2010, A PCA service team in the investigators' hospital have collected multidisciplinary clinical data from all the patients who used IV-PCA postoperatively in aim of the assessment of clinical outcome. The investigators reviewed the collected data from the patients who had used IV-PCA for

Background: The current approach to monitoring adverse symptom events in NCI-sponsored treatment trials is clinical staff reporting, using items from the Common Terminology Criteria for Averse Events (CTCAE). Of the 1,059 discrete items in the CTCAE, approximately 77 contain a subjective component

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are one of the most frequent complications after surgery, and are associated with patients' dissatisfaction after anesthesia and surgery. Orthognathic surgery is widely performed for the correction of dentofacial deformities. PONV is common after orthognathic

More than 1500 laparoscopic abdominal gynaecological surgeries are performed at our Hospital every year and hence there is a need to provide excellent analgesia and minimize side effects from medications to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) may occur

Functional gastrointestinal disorders are common disorders that are characterized by persistent and recurring GI symptoms. These occur as a result of abnormal functioning of the GI tract and are not caused by structural or biochemical abnormalities. As a result, medical tests- such as blood tests

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common postoperative complications of general anesthesia occurring after up to 40% of general anesthetics. PONV is an unpleasant experience and can result in secondary complications including wound dehiscence, electrolyte abnormalities and

This study will compare Ondansetron 4 mg vs 2 mg vs Metoclopramide 10 mg to look for efficacy in nausea and vomiting treatment for patients in the ED with many different causes. We will also look for cost effectiveness as well, since Metoclopramide is much less expensive than Ondansetron, which is

1. Primary Objective To evaluate the role of some predictive biomarkers for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting 2. Secondary Objective To evaluate the clinical characteristics related to chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in Korean patients 3. Study design Chemotherapy Day Day1 Day3

In the operating room, standard monitors included electrocardiogram, noninvasive arterial blood pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, and end-tidal carbon dioxide were connected. All patients received standardized anesthetic technique. At the end of surgery, gastric contents were suctioned via an

This study is a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind evaluation of the use of a single dose of dexmedetomidine for the prevention of shivering and nausea after cesarean delivery. It is hypothesized that patients who receive dexmedetomidine (as compared to placebo) will have a reduced

Nausea is a common complaint in patients who present to the emergency department (ED). Although the number of conditions that can present with nausea are numerous, the mainstay of treatment has become intravenous ondansetron (Zofran), not only due to its rapid onset but also its availability. One of

One hundred-twenty patients are randomly divided into two groups; the paracetamol group who received the IV infusion of paracetamol (1.5 ml/kg); and the metoclopramide group who received the IV infusion of metoclopramide (0.2 mg/kg) in saline. The presence of vomiting and the actions indicative of