subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of postoperative nausea and vomiting and can lead to airway compromise. we describe a case of delayed, severe subcutaneous emphysema after postoperative vomiting which fortunately did not lead to airway compromise and eliminated with conservative management. rough and difficult laryngoscopy and intubation, presence of clots and bloody discharge afte...

background granisetron is a first-generation 5-ht3-receptor antagonist that has shown efficacy in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv). in this randomized double-blind parallel-group clinical trial, we assessed the efficacy of generic granisetron versus kytril®, in the prevention of ponv in patients undergoing general anesthesia for gynaecological surgeries. method one hundred an...

from general and regional anesthesia. the incidence of this complication is reported to be 40-70% among patients. pas occurrence depends on various factors such as age, gender and drugs used in anesthesia and surgery time. granisetron is a serotonin 5ht3 receptor antagonist. beneficial effects of such drugs have been shown in a limited number of studies. in this study, preventive effects of gra...

Although complaints of nausea, vomiting are considered normal for pregnant women and do not harm the fetus in womb. However, if frequency nausea is excessive, you still have to watch out it. Nausea followed by severe can be a sign disturbance pregnancy often occurs pregnancy, around 60% - 70% experience vomiting, especially first trimester. The aim this research was find effectiveness using min...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the more commonly used herbal supplements. Although often consumed for culinary purposes, it is taken by many patients to treat a variety of conditions. Ginger has been shown to be effective for pregnancy-induced and postoperative nausea and vomiting. There is less evidence to support its use for motion sickness or other types of nausea and vomiting. Mixed...

introduction: nausea and vomiting are among the wide-spread post-operative consequences. this condition may occurred up to 6 hours after the surgery causing discomfort in patients seriously accompanied by some consequences such as pain, water and electrolyte balance disorder as well as the pulmonary aspirations. in order to treat the post-operative nausea and vomiting (ponv), the antihistaminer...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effects of ginger in nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. DESIGN This was a single blind clinical trial study. SETTING The study was conducted in a selected prenatal care clinic of Isfahan City hospitals. SUBJECTS The subjects included 67 pregnant women who complained of nausea and vomiting from Isfahan city hospitals participated in the s...