Effectiveness of Integrated Education to Reduce Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting, and Dizziness after Abdominal Surgery under General Anesthesia

This study presents an anticipatory integrated education program for nausea, vomiting, and dizziness prevention (anti-NVD education program) for patients undergoing abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. The anti-NVD education program for nephrectomy patients consisted of the following: the cau...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-06, Vol.18 (11), p.6124
Main Authors: Seok, Yoonhee, Suh, Eunyoung E., Yu, Soo-Young, Park, JeongYun, Park, Hyunjin, Lee, Eunsil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal surgery
Analgesia
Anesthesia
Anxiety
Blood pressure
Brain cancer
Brain research
Dizziness
Education
General anesthesia
Lying
Nausea
Nephrectomy
Nurses
Nursing education
Pain
Pain perception
Patients
Surgery
Vomiting
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Summary:This study presents an anticipatory integrated education program for nausea, vomiting, and dizziness prevention (anti-NVD education program) for patients undergoing abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. The anti-NVD education program for nephrectomy patients consisted of the following: the causes of postoperative nausea, vomiting, and dizziness; effective deep breathing and how to use an inspirometer; postoperative nausea and vomiting; effective methods of patient-controlled analgesia; and the stepwise standing up method to prevent dizziness. A study was conducted among 79 adults (experimental group: n = 40, control group: n = 39). The degree of nausea and dizziness was measured using a numerical rating scale (NRS), and vomiting and the frequency of antiemetic use were measured in terms of the number of patients. The experimental group, which received the anti-NVD education, showed remarkably lower levels of nausea (p = 0.013) and dizziness (p < 0.001) than the control group. The frequency of antiemetic use 48 hours after surgery was significantly lower in the experimental group (p = 0.03). This study proved the efficacy of the anti-NVD education program for reducing postoperative nausea and dizziness. This program can be used as a noninvasive nursing intervention to prevent nausea, vomiting, and dizziness among patients undergoing abdominal surgery.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18116124