Hysterectomy and cannabis research
Overview
A hysterectomy is an operation to remove a woman's uterus. A woman may have a hysterectomy for different reasons, including:
Uterine prolapse, which is a sliding of the uterus from its normal position into the vaginal canal
Science & Research
1994 - Study ~ Effect of nabilone on nausea and vomiting after total abdominal hysterectomy.
British Journal of Anesthesia
Effect of nabilone on nausea and vomiting after total abdominal hysterectomy
Controlled Study:
60 women undergoing surgery
In a prospective, double-blind study, we have examined the effect of
preoperative nabilone on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Sixty
women, less than 70 yr old, undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy,
were allocated randomly to receive either nabilone 2 mg or
metoclopramide 10 mg orally 90 min before induction of anesthesia. The
study was designed to detect a 50% difference in the incidence of
postoperative vomiting between the two groups, with an 80% power of
achieving a statistically significant result at the 5% level. Data from
53 patients were analysed: the incidences of nausea and vomiting for the
metoclopramide group were 70% and 67%, respectively; the corresponding
values for the nabilone group were 73% and 54%. These differences were
not significant.