title: Preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting: refresh your knowledge of how to recognize and respond to this common complication.
abstract: For surgical patients, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most undesired complications of anesthesia and surgery.
authors.affiliation: PACU, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, AK, USA.
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tinsley
authors.forename: Claudia P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Barone
mesh_terms: D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics