Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common and distressing complications after surgery. An identification of risk factors associated with PONV would make it easier to select specific patients for effective antiemetic therapy. We designed a case-controlled study to identify the risk factors for PONV in 5,272 surgical patients. At postoperative 2 and 24 hr, patients were v...

BACKGROUND When patients are asked what they find most anxiety provoking about having surgery, the top concerns almost always include postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Only until recently have there been any published recommendations, mostly derived from expert opinion, as to which regimens to use once a patient develops PONV. The goal of this study was to assess the responses to a writ...

Clinical research shows that postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is caused primarily by the use of inhalational anesthesia and opioid analgesics. PONV is also increased by several risk predictors, including a young age, female sex, lack of smoking, and a history of motion sickness. Genetic studies are beginning to shed light on the variability in patient experiences of PONV by assessing po...

INTRODUCTION Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the commonest complaints following anaesthesia, and can result in morbidity like wound dehiscence, bleeding, pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents, fluid and electrolyte disturbances, delayed hospital discharge, unexpected hospital admission, and decreased patient satisfaction. METHOD A literature search was done on the Medlin...

INTRODUCTION Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is frequently encountered in the surgical recovery room. Abdominal surgery is one important risk factor for increased incidence of PONV. Gabapentin, an anticonvulsant with known postoperative analgesic properties, has shown some activity against PONV. Results from clinical trials evaluating the anti-emetic efficacy of gabapentin are conflict...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Notwithstanding continuous investigations and the development of new drugs and techniques, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are frequent and may contribute to the development of complications, thus increasing hospital and human costs. This article aimed at reviewing physiological mechanisms, risk factors and therapeutic approaches available to manage PONV. CO...

(PONV) is usually defined as any nausea, retching, or vomiting occurring within the first 24–48 hours of surgery. PONV can be extremely distressing to patients and is one of the most common causes of patient dissatisfaction and discomfort after anesthesia. The average incidence of PONV after general anesthesia is about 30% in all post-surgical patients but up to 80% in high-risk patients despit...

POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMiting (PONV) frequently complicates recovery from surgery. Before the 1960s, when older inhalational anesthetic agents such as ether and cyclopropane were widely used, the incidence of vomiting was as high as 60%. Better anesthetic techniques, along with a new generation of antiemetics and shorter-acting anesthetic drugs, have reduced the overall incidence of PONV to...

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem and its cause is multifactorial. The relationship between PONV and nitrous oxide is under debate. Aim: To evaluate the relationship between nitrous oxide and PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: We randomly divided 60 female patients, ASA I or II, age 18-60 years and weighing between 50-100 kg...