Pain and Nausea After Gallbladder Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUmeå University

About this trial

The study is primarily an exploratory study of quality registry data for a swedish national cohort of patients who have undergone gallbladder surgery or ERCP, with the aim of investigating the occurrence of pain and PONV (Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting) after gallbladder surgery. Furthermore, the investigators will explorer if there are factors related to the patient or the surgical procedure that are associated with a higher risk of PONV or pain.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Primary gallstone surgery

Adult patients (>=18 years)

Procedure performed between 2016 and 2025

Surgical procedure registered in the national quality registry Gallriks.

Disqualifiers

If multiple surgeries on the same patient in the study database, subsequent procedures to the first procedure is excluded.

Trial population

Adult patients that had undergone gallbladder surgery in Sweden.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Other

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Incidence of PONV in the postoperative ward (number of surgical cases with nausea and/or vomiting) / \[total number of surgical cases\].

Time frame
Through the stay at the PACU, an average of 3.5 hours
2

Postoperative Pain

Median pain score (NRS) in the postoperative ward. NRS = Numerical Rating Scale 0-10. 0 = No pain and 10 = Worst imaginable pain

Time frame
Through the stay at the PACU, an average of 3.5 hours
3

Severe postoperative pain

Incidence of severe pain (NRS\>=7) \[number of surgical cases with NRS\>=7\] / \[total number of surgical cases\]. NRS = Numerical Rating Scale 0-10. 0 = No pain and 10 = Worst imaginable pain

Time frame
Through the stay at the PACU, an average of 3.5 hours
4

Complications after surgery

Percentage of patients with complications, unplanned hospitalizations, or reoperations after 30 days and 6 months

Time frame
up to 6 month

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Umeå University

Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborator