Effectiveness of ginger for prevention of nausea and vomiting after gynecological laparoscopy.
Effectiveness of ginger for prevention of nausea and vomiting after gynecological laparoscopy.
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生姜预防妇科腹腔镜术后恶心呕吐的功效。
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发表时间:
2006
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通讯作者:
Budsaba Wiriyasirivej
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作者:
S. Apariman;S. Ratchanon;Budsaba Wiriyasirivej
OBJECTIVE
To study the effectiveness of ginger for prevention of nausea and vomiting after gynecological laparoscopy.
MATERIAL AND METHOD
From July 2005 to October 2005, 60 inpatients who underwent laparoscopic operations for non-cancer gynecologic conditions at Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College or Vajira Hospital were randomized into Group A (n = 30) or Group B (n = 30). Group A received 3 capsules of ginger (1 capsule contained 0.5 g of ginger powder) while Group B received 3 capsules of placebo. Both groups received their medicine 1 hour prior the operation. Nausea and vomiting were assessed with the Visual Analogue Scores (VAS) and presence of vomiting at 2 and 6 hours after the operation.
RESULTS
Median VAS at 2 hours post operation of Group A was not significantly different from that of Group B with the median of 0 (range, 0-5.4) and 0.15 (range, 0-10) respectively (95% CI from -2.59 to 0.90 and p = 0.142). At 6 hours post operation, the median VAS of Group A was significantly lower than group B, 0.55 (range, 0-7.4) versus 2.80 (range, 0-10) (95% CI from -3.61 to -0.73 and p = 0.015). Presence of vomiting at 2 hours was not different between the two groups, 10% in Group A and 20% in Group B (95% CI from -28% to 8% and p = 0.278). At 6 hours, 23.3% of group A had an episode of vomiting compared to 46.7% of group B (95% CI from -47% to 1% and p = 0.058).
CONCLUSION
Ginger has shown efficacy for prevention of nausea and borderline significance to prevention vomiting after gynecological laparoscopy at 6 hour post operation.