title: Prevention of nausea and vomiting: methods and utility after surgery in cancer patients?
abstract: Most cancer patients experience nausea and vomiting after surgery. Today, many methods of treatment have been developed and used for the control of such symptoms. The most important are drug therapy, relaxation, oxygen therapy and gas therapy. In addition, dexamethasone, massage therapy and using a Venturi mask have also proven effective. Due to the nature of gas consumption which leads to nausea it is recommended that use of N2O in the operating room be avoided or applied in combination with oxygen or other gases with fewer complications.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran E-mail : r.h1989@yahoo.com.
authors: Mehdi Dehghani
authors: MD
authors: Firoozabadi
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Rahmani
mesh_terms: D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008405:Massage; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D003907:Dexamethasone; D009609:Nitrous Oxide