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Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent and bothersome complication for patients having general anaesthesia, mainly after laparoscopic surgeries. Everywhere, females are found to have a greater risk for PONV, but not much is known about this in the Indian population.

Objective: The study aims to establish how often PONV occurs in female patients and identify what may put them at risk after a laparoscopic procedure at a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: Among adult female patients (ASA I-II) going for scheduled elective laparoscopic surgeries, an observational study was planned. All animals received anaesthetics following a standard protocol and demographic, anaesthetic, antiemetic and history information was gathered for each one. The occurrence of PONV was noted for the 48 hours following surgery. To discover important predictors, we performed Chi-square tests and logistic regression in the data analysis.

Key Findings: Out of the examined group, 38% developed PONV. People who have never smoked, have a previous record of motion sickness or PONV, have had surgery for more than 60 minutes or were given opioid medications were found to be at higher risk (p < 0.05). Oral antiemetics taken before treatment were related to fewer cases of PONV.

Conclusion: According to the findings, women in India have a high risk of PONV after laparoscopic surgeries and specific factors involved are also highlighted. It is important to use special preventive strategies to ensure greater comfort and recovery for these patients.