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. 2024 Jan;34(1):51-59.
doi: 10.1111/pan.14756. Epub 2023 Sep 20.

Vomiting after intrathecal chemotherapy under anesthesia in pediatric patients with hematologic cancers: A cohort study

Gustavo Henrique França de Moraes  1 , Luciana Cavalcanti Lima  2   3 , Tania Cursino de Menezes Couceiro  1 , Mecneide Mendes Lins  4 , Débora de Oliveira Cumino  5 , Leonardo Augusto Barbosa Magalhães Simões  3 , Maria Júlia Gonçalves de Mello  6
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Vomiting after intrathecal chemotherapy under anesthesia in pediatric patients with hematologic cancers: A cohort study

Gustavo Henrique França de Moraes et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: Despite preventive strategies, vomiting is an adverse event affecting patients with cancer. However, literature on the incidence and risk factors for vomiting in pediatric patients with cancer are scarce.

Aim: To assess the incidence and risk factors for vomiting within 24 h and goodness of fit for the Eberhart score in pediatric patients with hematologic cancers after receiving intrathecal chemotherapy under deep sedation.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included patients under 20 years of age with hematologic cancers who were scheduled to undergo intrathecal chemotherapy under anesthesia. The primary outcome was the occurrence of vomiting within 24 h after the end of anesthesia. Sociodemographic and procedure data and underlying diseases were collected. Patients were monitored during the procedure, in the postanesthesia care unit, and the day after (by phone call).

Results: A total of 139 patients were included, and the incidence of vomiting was 30.9% within 24 h after intrathecal chemotherapy under anesthesia, with 90.7% of vomiting prior to 6 h. Prophylactic ondansetron was administered prior to the procedure to 45.3% of patients. Risk factors for vomiting were female gender (hazard ratio: 2.47, 95% confidence interval: 1.35-4.53, p: .003), consolidation phase of treatment (hazard ratio: 2.16, 95% confidence interval: 1.10-4.24, p: .025), and history of kinetosis (hazard ratio: 2.49, 95% confidence interval: 1.31-4.70, p: .005). Incidence of vomit was higher than estimated by the Eberhart score distribution (observed incidence in patients with a score of zero: 33.3%; with a score of one: 28.8%; with a score of two: 60%).

Conclusion: A high incidence of vomiting was observed within 24 h after intrathecal chemotherapy under propofol deep sedation. Risk factors for this outcome were established (being female, consolidation phase of treatment, and previous kinetosis), and evidence suggested that the Eberhart score was not suitable for the studied population.

Keywords: anesthesia; neoplasms; pediatrics; postoperative nausea and vomiting; vomiting.

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