title: Is recall of dreaming during anesthesia a sign of occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting?
abstract: We examined the relationships between recall of dreaming during anesthesia and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). We found a relationship between PONV within 24 h and age <50 years, use of postoperative epidural analgesia with morphine, and female gender. We also found a relationship between PONV lasting more than 24 h and dream recall. As serotonin plays an important role for both inducing PONV and dream recall, results of the present study may suggest a possible relationship between dream recall and PONV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iranami
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: Kouhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawashima
mesh_terms: D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004325:Dreams / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D009020:Morphine