Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: An Overview
| Autor: | Raquel M. Tiu, Jean G. Dib |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Pharmacology
Antiemetic Drugs medicine.medical_specialty Postoperative Emesis business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Patient characteristics Pharmacy 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Surgery Clinical trial 03 medical and health sciences Indirect costs 0302 clinical medicine Anesthesia Anesthetic Medicine Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business Postoperative nausea and vomiting medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Hospital Pharmacy. 37:1055-1065 |
| ISSN: | 1945-1253 0018-5787 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/001857870203701012 |
| Popis: | Despite new technology and pharmacological agents, postoperative nausea and vomiting continues to have a 20% to 30% occurrence rate. New antiemetic drugs and improved anesthetic techniques have decreased the incidence of anesthesia-induced postoperative nausea and vomiting. Patient characteristics and surgical factors are now largely responsible for postoperative emesis. Postoperative nausea and vomiting can lead to serious complications such as aspiration, dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, and disruption of the incision site. Postoperative nausea and vomiting leads to increased direct and indirect costs and may be associated with patients' dissatisfaction with the surgical experience. Nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatments, including new antiemetic drugs, have decreased the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. However, clinical trials are needed to determine the most suitable treatments for the most common causes of postoperative nausea and vomiting. |
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