Postoperative nausea and vomiting in the perioperative setting.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is reported to occur in up to 92% of surgical cases. In this article, Agnes Arnold defines the terms, identifies a range of therapies and risk factors, examines the dangers and discusses the management of PONV. The article was originally produced as a study for ENB 183.
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East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey.
D000932:Antiemetics / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors
D000932:Antiemetics