Post-operative nausea and vomiting: Update on predicting the probability and ways to minimize its occurrence, with focus on ambulatory surgery

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-106

  Öbrink, Emma ^a   Jildenstål, Pether ^b   Oddby, Eva ^a   Jakobsson, Jan G ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Anaesthesia; Postoperative nausea and vomiting PONV; Prediction; Prophylaxis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROKININ; NITROUS OXIDE; PALONOSETRON; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; STEROID; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGE; AIRWAY; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ETHNICITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH EMPTYING; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TITRIMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84923857097     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.01.024     Document Type: Review

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