An update on the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 617-626

  Cao, Xuezhao ^a,b   White, Paul F ^b,c,d   Ma, Hong ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c White Mountain Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiemetic drugs; Multimodal antiemetic therapy; Non pharmacologic antiemetic therapies; Postdischarge nausea and vomiting; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; APREPITANT; BUTYROPHENONE; CASOPITANT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DROPERIDOL; FOSAPREPITANT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GRANISETRON; HALOPERIDOL; MECLOZINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ONDANSETRON; PALONOSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; RAMOSETRON; ROLAPITANT; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; TROPISETRON;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDRATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTDISCHARGE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; ANESTHESIA; PROCEDURES;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; ANTIEMETICS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 85018290773     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-017-2363-x     Document Type: Review

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