OBJECTIVE To investigate patients' satisfaction and perceived utility for psychological consultations delivered by clinical psychologists in a sample of gynaecological cancer patients hospitalised for surgery. METHODS A total of 51 gynaecological cancer patients who scored higher than four on the distress thermometer (DT) were proposed and received a psychological consultation during hospital...

We read with great interest the review by Iżycki et al. [1] about the sexual, psychological, and social consequences of gynaecological cancer in patients and their partners. We agree that the impact of gynaecological cancer on mental health, sexual functioning, and emotional wellbeing of affected women and their partners is considerable, and it is important to investigate this topic in order to...

Background: Gynaecological surgeries refer to surgery on the female reproductive system. Woman may undergo a Gynaecological surgery for different reasons, including; Uterine prolapse, Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries, Endometriosis, Bleeding, Adenomyosis etc.Gynaecological surgeries includes procedures such as hysterectomy, oopherectomy, salphingectomy, myomectomy, ovarin cystectomy, et...

BACKGROUND Ramosetron is a new selective 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT(3)) receptor antagonist that reportedly has more potent antiemetic effects compared with other 5-HT(3) receptor antagonists. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ramosetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) with that of ondansetron or placebo in high-risk patients undergoi...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is commonly reported after surgery and anaesthesia. We compared the effects of combinations of electrical acupoint stimulation or tropisetron with dexamethasone with the effects of dexamethasone alone, for inhibition of PONV in gynaecological patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. METHODS We randomized 157 patients undergoing elective gyn...

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated the use of dexmedetomidine in patients with a high risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following gynaecological laparoscopic surgery. OBJECTIVE To investigate if the intra-operative use of dexmedetomidine could reduce the incidence of PONV in this patient population. DESIGN A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING ...