The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with postoperative nausea (PON) and vomiting (POV) after orthognathic surgery. A review of the clinical records of consecutively enrolled subjects (2008–2012) at a single academic institution was conducted between 9/2013 and 3/2014. Data on the occurrence of PON and POV and potential patient-related, intraoperative, and postoperative explanatory factors were extracted from the medical records. Logistic models were used for the presence/absence of postoperative nausea and vomiting separately. Data from 204 subjects were analyzed: 63% were female, 72% Caucasian, and the median age was 19 years. Thirty-three percent had a mandibular osteotomy alone, 27% a maxillary osteotomy alone, and 40% had bimaxillary osteotomies. Sixty-seven percent experienced PON and 27% experienced POV. The most important risk factors for PON in this series were female gender, increased intravenous fluids, and the use of nitrous oxide, and for POV were race, additional procedures, and morphine administration. The incidence of PON and POV following orthognathic surgery in the current cohort of patients, after the introduction of the updated 2007 consensus guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting, has not decreased substantially from that reported in 2003–2004.

Purpose-To assess the impact of a multimodal antiemetic protocol on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after LeFort I osteotomy.Methods-Consecutive subjects undergoing LeFort I osteotomy with or without additional procedures at a single academic institution were recruited as the intervention cohort for an IRBapproved prospective clinical trial with a retrospective comparison group. The intervention cohort was managed with a multimodal antiemetic protocol including total intravenous anesthesia; prophylactic ondansetron, steroids, scopolamine, and droperidol; gastric decompression at surgery end; opioid-sparing analgesia; avoidance of morphine and codeine; prokinetic erythromycin; and minimum 25 mL/kg fluids. The comparison group consisted of consecutive subjects from a larger study who underwent similar surgical procedures prior to protocol implementation. Data including Please address correspondence to: Dr. Jay Anderson, 101 Manning Dr CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, janderson@aims.unc.edu, 919.537.3721 phone, 919.537.3407 fax. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Results-The intervention (n=93) and comparison (n=137) groups were similar in terms of gender (58% and 65% female, P=0.29), race (72% and 71% Caucasian, P=0.85), age (median 19 and 20 years old, P=0.75), proportion of subjects with known risk factors for PONV (P=0.34), percentage undergoing bimaxillary surgery (60% for both groups), and percentage for whom surgery time was over 180 minutes (63% versus 59%, P=0.51). NIH Public AccessPrevalence of PON was significantly lower in the intervention group than the comparison group (24% versus 70%, P<0.0001). Prevalence of POV was likewise significantly lower in the intervention group (11% versus 28%, P=0.0013). The likelihood that subjects in the comparison group would experience nausea was 8.9 and vomiting 3.7 times higher than in the intervention group.Conclusion-This multimodal protocol was associated with substantially decreased prevalence of PONV in subjects undergoing LeFort I osteotomy.

The purpose of this study was to review the current literature for the relationship between the preoperative position of the mandibular canal on three-dimensional (3D) radiographic imaging and postoperative neurosensory disturbance (NSD) following a sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO). A literature search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database for articles published from 1 January 2000 through 31 December 2013. Studies that included preoperative 3D imaging and assessment of NSD after surgery were reviewed. Study sample characteristics and results were extracted. Of the 69 articles identified, seven met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. There was no standardization for measuring the canal position or for evaluating NSD. General consensus was that the less space between the mandibular canal and the outer border of the buccal cortex the more frequent the occurrence of NSD. Increased bone density also appeared to contribute to a higher incidence of NSD. Utilization of 3D images to locate and measure the position of the mandibular canal is not standardized. Advances in 3D imaging and evaluation tools allow for new methodologies to be developed. Early attempts are informative, but additional studies are needed to verify the relationship between the location of the nerve and NSD following surgery.

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