Risk scores for predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting are clinically useful tools and should be used in every patient: Con - Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-159

  Eberhart, Leopold H J ^a   Morin, Astrid M ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Post operative nausea and vomiting; Post operative nausea and vomiting guidelines; Risk scores

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MOTION SICKNESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THYROID SURGERY;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTIEMETICS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953839289     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283427f4f     Document Type: Review

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