title: Identification of risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting in the perianesthesia adult patient.
abstract: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and potentially debilitating complication of surgery. The preoperative assessment of PONV using established risk assessment tools enables the identification of patients at risk and potentially decreases the incidence of PONV in adult surgical patients. The identification of risk factors associated with PONV and the factors that are independent predictors of PONV preoperatively can facilitate the effective prophylactic treatment and management of PONV in adult surgical patients.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA. mmurphy@mcg.edu
authors.forename: Marguerite J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Vallire D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: Christian C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Apfel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors