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Prevention Of Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting With Honey As A Pre-Operative Oral Carbohydrate: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial, Oya Gumuskaya, Ikbal Cavdar Prof., Cigdem Akyol Beyoglu
Prevention Of Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting With Honey As A Pre-Operative Oral Carbohydrate: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial, Oya Gumuskaya, Ikbal Cavdar Prof., Cigdem Akyol Beyoglu
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Background
Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is the secondmost common post-operative complication. Prolonged pre-operative fasting is common in Australia despite guidelines recommending reduced fasting to improve patient outcomes, such as PONV. Commercially prepared preoperative oral carbohydrate (OC) drinks may be used to reduce fasting time. In this study commercial products were replaced with honey, an inexpensive and common food item.
Design
Partially blinded, four parallel arms randomised controlled noninferiority trial compared pre-operative OC loading with overnight fasting.
Methods
Adult elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and thyroidectomy patients having two or more risk factors for PONV were allocated into intervention and control groups …