Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing abdominal surgery under general anaesthesia, * Admitted to the general surgery ward after surgery, * Who volunteered to participate in the research, * No mental disability, * 18 years of age, * Literate, * Accepting random selection, * without Turkish communication problems, * No preoperative oncological treatment, * undergoing elective surgery, * Postoperatively without a nasogastric catheter, * with an operation time \<4 hours, * Laparoscopic surgery performed, * No postoperative nausea and vomiting or mild/moderate nausea, * Patients with ASA score 1, 2 or 3 were determined as inclusion criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe nausea or active vomiting prior to administration, * Migraine, vertigo, etc. who may experience nausea and vomiting due to vestibular disease, pregnancy, * COPD, asthma, etc. with respiratory problems, * Not accepting the application of cold steam, * Not accepting random selection, * Those with a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy before surgery, * Patients who underwent sudden movement changes (bed change, patient transfer, etc.) during the data collection period (0 to 2nd hour),