title: Postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults: implications for critical care.
abstract: Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a dreaded, uncomfortable, and unpleasant patient experience that is also a factor contributing to adverse outcomes in postoperative recovery. The key to management of this concern is to identify high-risk patients and to develop a systematic method of assessment, intervention, and evaluation within the perianesthesia care continuum. This discussion outlines the wide range of pharmacological and alternative therapies that are available in clinical practice with a case study to illustrate incorporation of these interventions in critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Capstone College of Nursing, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. acollins@bama.ua.edu
authors.forename: Angela Smith
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D000932:Antiemetics