NCT01679418

Impact of Drains on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Thyroid Surgery

Randomized Controlled Trial on the Impact of Postoperative Drainage on Nausea and Vomiting After Thyroid- and Parathyroid Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 139 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kantonsspital Liestal · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Wound Drains after Thyroid- and Parathyroid Surgery Impact on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)

Detailed description

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is common after thyroid surgery. Many patients describe PONV as more irritant in the postoperative course than the endured pain. Postoperative drains are put after thyroid surgery to early recognize bleeding and to collect wound secretion to avoid pressure on the trachea. Whether wound drains do impact on PONV is not known. Therefore, we tested the impact of wound drains on PONV after thyroid- and parathyroid surgery in a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Conditions

• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Placement of a wound drain post surgery (Redon; Medicoplast)	The wound drain, type Redon Drainage 3.0 mm in diameter
OTHER	No-drain after surgery	After surgery, no drain was put

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-11-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2012-09-06
• Last updated: 2016-02-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland