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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Coloproctology 2022; 42(03): 203-209
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748837
Original Article

A Clinical Risk Analysis of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Authors

  • Masatsugu Hiraki

    1   Department of Surgery, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
    2   Life Science Research Institute, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Toshiya Tanaka

    1   Department of Surgery, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Mika Koga

    3   Department of Clinical Care Medicine, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Daisuke Miura

    4   Department of Anesthesiology, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Eiji Sadashima

    2   Life Science Research Institute, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Hirofumi Sato

    1   Department of Surgery, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Shinji Mitsumizo

    3   Department of Clinical Care Medicine, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan
  • Kenji Kitahara

    1   Department of Surgery, Saga Medical Center Koseikan, Saga City, Saga, Japan

Funding None to declare.
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Abstract

Objective Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent complication following colorectal surgery. The present study investigated the risk factors for PONV after colorectal cancer surgery.

Methods A retrospective study of 204 patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the clinicopathological factors associated with PONV.

Results The overall incidence of postoperative nausea (PON) and postoperative vomit (POV) was 26.5% (54/204), and 12.3% (25/204), respectively. The univariate analysis showed that female gender (p < 0.001), no current alcohol drinking habit (p = 0.003), and no stoma creation (p = 0.023) were associated with PON. Postoperative vomit was significantly correlated with female gender (p = 0.009), high body mass index (p = 0.017), and right-sided colon cancer (p = 0.001). The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that female gender (odds ratio [OR]: 4.225; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.170–8.226; p < 0.001) was an independent risk factor for PON. A high body mass index (OR: 1.148; 95%CI: 1.018–1.295; p = 0.025), and right-sided colon cancer (OR: 3.337; 95%CI: 1.287–8.652; p = 0.013) were independent risk factors for POV.

Conclusion Our findings suggest that female gender for PON and a high body mass index and right-sided colon cancer for POV are risk factors after colorectal cancer surgery. An assessment using these factors might be helpful for predicting PONV.

Ethics Approval

The medical ethics committee of Saga Medical Center Koseikan reviewed and approved the present study design (permission number: 21-03-01-05).


Consent to Participate

All patients and their families were informed about the surgical procedure and provided their written consent. Broad consent for this study was obtained.


Consent for Publication

Broad consent was obtained for the present study.


Availability of Data and Material

The data sets generated during the present study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.


Author Contributions

Hiraki M., Koga M. and Miura D. designed the present study. Hiraki M., Tanaka T., Koga M., Miura D., Sato H., Mitsumizo S., and Kitahara K. treated the patients. Hiraki M. and Sadashima E. (specialist in statistics) analyzed the data. Hiraki M., Tanaka T., Koga M. and Miura D. interpreted the results and wrote the manuscript.




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 07. Dezember 2021

Angenommen: 03. März 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
21. Juli 2022

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