Relationship between preoperative fluid therapy and the occurrence of nausea and vomiting in post-spinal anesthetic patients

Background: Spinal anesthesia can cause a significant decrease in blood pressure and increased vagal tone, leading to bradycardia, nausea, vomiting. To mitigate the risk of nausea vomiting, it is important provide appropriate fluid therapy during fasting or anesthesia. Objective: This study aims determine relationship between preoperative occurrence vomiting events post-spinal anesthetic patients at Dr. Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang. Methods: research employed an observational analytic design with cross-sectional approach. A purposive sampling technique was used, 50 respondents were selected. The instrument included Rhodes Index Nausea, Vomiting, Retching (RINVR) observation sheet calculation formulas. statistical test Spearman’s rho 95% confidence interval (CI) level value (?) 0.05. Results: results showed that 52% did not experience 44% experienced mild 4% moderate Spearman Rank yielded p-value < 0.0001. Conclusions: In conclusion, there incidence patients. Therefore, administering adequate fluids before spinal reduce complications, such as associated