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Retching

MedGen UID:
452272
•Concept ID:
C0232602
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Dry heaves; Heaving; Retch
SNOMED CT: Heaving (84480002); Retching (84480002); Dry heaves (84480002)

Definition

Involuntary spasms of the stomach and esophagus resulting in vomiting or dry heaving. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRetching

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management strategies for the treatment and prevention of postoperative/postdischarge nausea and vomiting: an updated review.
Elvir-Lazo OL, White PF, Yumul R, Cruz Eng H
F1000Res 2020;9 Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.21832.1. PMID: 32913634Free PMC Article
Postfundoplication retching: Strategies for management.
Richards CA
J Pediatr Surg 2020 Sep;55(9):1779-1795. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.03.032. PMID: 32409173
Nausea, vomiting, and retching: the management of the symptom experience.
Rhodes VA, Johnson MH, McDaniel RW
Semin Oncol Nurs 1995 Nov;11(4):256-65. doi: 10.1016/s0749-2081(05)80006-3. PMID: 8578033

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effects of auricular acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer patients: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.
Tan JY, Molassiotis A, Suen LKP, Liu J, Wang T, Huang HR
BMC Complement Med Ther 2022 Mar 24;22(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12906-022-03543-y. PMID: 35331208Free PMC Article
The Effects of Peppermint Oil on Nausea, Vomiting and Retching in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: An Open Label Quasi-Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Efe Ertürk N, Taşcı S
Complement Ther Med 2021 Jan;56:102587. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102587. PMID: 33197662
Management strategies for the treatment and prevention of postoperative/postdischarge nausea and vomiting: an updated review.
Elvir-Lazo OL, White PF, Yumul R, Cruz Eng H
F1000Res 2020;9 Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.21832.1. PMID: 32913634Free PMC Article
Postfundoplication retching: Strategies for management.
Richards CA
J Pediatr Surg 2020 Sep;55(9):1779-1795. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.03.032. PMID: 32409173
Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
Matthews A, Haas DM, O'Mathúna DP, Dowswell T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 8;2015(9):CD007575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007575.pub4. PMID: 26348534Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Current state of rumination syndrome.
Pomenti S, Katzka DA
Dis Esophagus 2024 Aug 29;37(9) doi: 10.1093/dote/doae041. PMID: 38741462
Efficacy and Safety of Ginger on the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kim SD, Kwag EB, Yang MX, Yoo HS
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Sep 24;23(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms231911267. PMID: 36232567Free PMC Article
A scoping review of nausea, vomiting and retching measurement methods in children with cancer.
Ewig CL, Yung WY, Ng HHM, Wong CL, Leung AWK, Li CK, Cheung YT
Pediatr Neonatol 2022 Jul;63(4):331-340. Epub 2022 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2021.12.010. PMID: 35314125
A twist in the tale.
Malhotra R, Daniel R, Besarovic S
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Oct 25;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007905. PMID: 24163405Free PMC Article
Tools for assessing nausea, vomiting, and retching.
Wood JM, Chapman K, Eilers J
Cancer Nurs 2011 Jan-Feb;34(1):E14-24. doi: 10.1097/ncc.0b013e3181e2cd79. PMID: 21188798

Therapy

Efficacy and Safety of Ginger on the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kim SD, Kwag EB, Yang MX, Yoo HS
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Sep 24;23(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms231911267. PMID: 36232567Free PMC Article
The Effects of Peppermint Oil on Nausea, Vomiting and Retching in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: An Open Label Quasi-Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Efe Ertürk N, Taşcı S
Complement Ther Med 2021 Jan;56:102587. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102587. PMID: 33197662
Postfundoplication retching: Strategies for management.
Richards CA
J Pediatr Surg 2020 Sep;55(9):1779-1795. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.03.032. PMID: 32409173
Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
Matthews A, Haas DM, O'Mathúna DP, Dowswell T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 8;2015(9):CD007575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007575.pub4. PMID: 26348534Free PMC Article
Transdermal granisetron.
Duggan ST, Curran MP
Drugs 2009;69(18):2597-605. doi: 10.2165/11202780-000000000-00000. PMID: 19943709

Prognosis

Frequency, severity, and impact on daily life of delayed and intercycle chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and retching.
Gonella S, Di Massimo DS, Mistrangelo M, Numico G, Berchialla P, Di Giulio P
Tumori 2021 Dec;107(6):571-577. Epub 2021 Feb 3 doi: 10.1177/0300891621990434. PMID: 33535920
Genetic contribution to PONV risk.
Klenke S, de Vries GJ, Schiefer L, Seyffert N, Bachmann HS, Peters J, Frey UH
Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2020 Feb;39(1):45-51. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2019.04.012. PMID: 31077873
Pyloric sphincter characteristics using EndoFLIP(®) in gastroparesis.
Saadi M, Yu D, Malik Z, Parkman HP, Schey R
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed) 2018 Oct-Dec;83(4):375-384. Epub 2018 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2018.02.013. PMID: 29709494
Adult cyclical vomiting syndrome: a disorder of allostatic regulation?
Levinthal DJ, Bielefeldt K
Exp Brain Res 2014 Aug;232(8):2541-7. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1007/s00221-014-3939-4. PMID: 24736863
A twist in the tale.
Malhotra R, Daniel R, Besarovic S
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Oct 25;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007905. PMID: 24163405Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

The effect of lemon inhalation aromatherapy on pain, nausea, as well as vomiting and neurovascular assessment in patients for lower extremity fracture surgery: a randomized trial.
Rambod M, Pasyar N, Karimian Z, Farbood A
BMC Complement Med Ther 2023 Jun 24;23(1):208. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04047-z. PMID: 37355604Free PMC Article
Efficacy and Safety of Ginger on the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kim SD, Kwag EB, Yang MX, Yoo HS
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Sep 24;23(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms231911267. PMID: 36232567Free PMC Article
The Effects of Peppermint Oil on Nausea, Vomiting and Retching in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: An Open Label Quasi-Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
Efe Ertürk N, Taşcı S
Complement Ther Med 2021 Jan;56:102587. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102587. PMID: 33197662
Management strategies for the treatment and prevention of postoperative/postdischarge nausea and vomiting: an updated review.
Elvir-Lazo OL, White PF, Yumul R, Cruz Eng H
F1000Res 2020;9 Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.21832.1. PMID: 32913634Free PMC Article
A comparison between the effects of ginger, pyridoxine (vitamin B6) and placebo for the treatment of the first trimester nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP).
Sharifzadeh F, Kashanian M, Koohpayehzadeh J, Rezaian F, Sheikhansari N, Eshraghi N
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Oct;31(19):2509-2514. Epub 2017 Jul 7 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1344965. PMID: 28629250

Recent systematic reviews

The effect of Benson relaxation technique on cancer patients: a systematic review.
Nazari AM, Zare-Kaseb A, Arbabi Z, Gholampour MH, Emami Zeydi A, Ghazanfari MJ
Support Care Cancer 2023 Nov 8;31(12):681. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08142-2. PMID: 37938356
Efficacy and Safety of Ginger on the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kim SD, Kwag EB, Yang MX, Yoo HS
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Sep 24;23(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms231911267. PMID: 36232567Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic versus open Nissen fundoplication in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ru W, Wu P, Feng S, Lai XH, Chen G
J Pediatr Surg 2016 Oct;51(10):1731-6. Epub 2016 Jul 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.07.012. PMID: 27516174
Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
Matthews A, Haas DM, O'Mathúna DP, Dowswell T
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 8;2015(9):CD007575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007575.pub4. PMID: 26348534Free PMC Article
Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
Matthews A, Haas DM, O'Mathúna DP, Dowswell T, Doyle M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Mar 21;(3):CD007575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007575.pub3. PMID: 24659261

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