Effect of cricoid pressure on the incidence of nausea and vomiting in the immediate postoperative period

F. A. Khan, A. Ul Haq

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate whether the application of cricoid pressure at the time of induction of anaesthesia was associated with a lesser incidence of postoperative nausea or vomiting in the immediate postoperative period compared with a group in which no cricoid pressure was applied, in patients undergoing day care gynaecological laparoscopy. One hundred ASA I and II females were randomly allocated to receive cricoid pressure at the time of induction. The peri-operative anaesthetic technique was standardised. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in the group who received cricoid pressure was 16% in the recovery room compared with 26% in the no cricoid group. When the period was extended to the first 6 h post anaesthesia the incidence was 30% in the cricoid and 44% in the no cricoid group. This difference did not achieve statistical significance in either period (p > 0.05). The results suggest that application of cricoid pressure at the time of induction does not significantly alter the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in the first 6 h of recovery from anaesthesia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-166
Number of pages4
JournalAnaesthesia
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cricoid pressure
  • Incidence
  • Larynx
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting

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