| Autor: |
Steely RL; Houston, TX 77002, USA., Collins DR Jr, Cohen BE, Bass K |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Aesthetic plastic surgery [Aesthetic Plast Surg] 2004 Jan-Feb; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 29-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2004 May 03. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s00266-004-3015-8 |
| Abstrakt: |
Despite great advances in modern medicine, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) continue to be a significant problem without a definitive cure. This article describes a prospective study conducted with 143 plastic surgery patients at a single institution between 1998 and 2000 to identify preoperative risk factors for PONV that may be specific to plastic surgery patients. In addition, a prophylactic regimen was identified that demonstrated a decrease in the incidence of PONV from the published incidence of 22% to 3%. The regimen includes the use of multiple antiemetic agents including ondansetron (Zofran) promethazine (Phenergan), and metoclopramide (Reglan), with the addition of dexamethasone (Decadron) in selected cases |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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