N/A N=494

Postoperative Headache in Elective Surgery Patients

Drug Withdrawal Headache

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Enrolled (actual)

494

Serious AEs

—

Results posted

Jan 2016

Primary outcome: Primary: Frequency of Postoperative Headache in Elective Surgery Patients — 126; 37; 89 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type: Observational
Phase: N/A
Interventions: —
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Attikon Hospital
Primary completion: Mar 2009

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Frequency of Postoperative Headache in Elective Surgery Patients	126; 37; 89	—
SECONDARY Factors Associated With Postoperative Headache	103; 32; 91; 27; 98; 23	0.001 sig

Summary

To evaluate the association of anaesthesia and surgery with postoperative headache in elective surgery patients By multiple logistic regression analysis of data collected during a six-month period from 446 patients undergoing elective surgery, a prospective single centre cohort study in a university hospital. Participants were interviewed preoperatively and for five days postoperatively regarding the appearance of headache; while demographics, life style, type of anaesthesia and surgery, the anaesthetic drugs administered and intraoperative adverse effects in elective surgery patients are recorded.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

all adult patients admitted in our hospital for elective general, orthopaedic, gynaecologic, ENT(ear nose and throat) and vascular procedures

Exclusion Criteria

patient refusal
age under 18 years
cognitive dysfunction
head trauma or neurological disorders
difficulty with language comprehension or any other inability to communicate verbally with the interviewer.

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