Risk Factors for Shoulder Pain and Emesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Vomiting; Nausea; Shoulder Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01095536

201001019IC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Risk factors for postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were not clear. Moreover, risk factors for postoperative emesis specially for this surgery were not detailed and accurate. The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

Full description

The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 380 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 21 years old,
• Chinese patient

Exclusion criteria

• current pregnancy,
• patients with history of upper laparotomy,
• inability to communicate before operation,
• persistent emesis or shoulder pain before operation,
• patients who converted to open cholecystectomy,
• receiving postoperative ventilator support,
• unstable postoperative condition or major complications.