Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Outcome

Dexametasona comparada à metoclopramida na profilaxia de vômitos pós-operatórios em crianças submetidas a procedimentos cirúrgicos ambulatoriais

“…O vômito é caracterizado por contração espasmódica do diafragma, parede muscular abdominal, músculos respiratórios e parede torácica, seguido pela expulsão de conteúdo gástrico através da boca como resultado dessa contratura da parede abdominal, diafragma e abertura do cárdia 10 . A náusea é um fenômeno difícil para a criança descrever e por este motivo a maioria dos estudos com populações pediátricas tem considerado apenas vômi-tos.…”

“…Vomiting is characterized by diaphragm, abdominal muscles, respiratory muscles and chest wall spasmodic contraction followed by gastric content expelling through the mouth as result of this abdominal wall and diaphragm contraction and cardia opening 10 . Nausea is a difficult sensation for children to describe, so most pediatric studies have considered vomiting alone.…”

Predicting Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Under Patient-Controlled Analgesia Medication: A Study of Machine Learning Approaches

“…In some studies patients were, on average, willing to pay extra $56 to avoid PONV; the figure increased to $73 and $100 in patients who had experienced postoperative nausea or vomiting, respectively [5,6].…”

A Clinical Comparative Study of Ondansetron, Palonosetron, Ramosetron, and Metoclopramide for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients undergoing Laparoscopic and ENT Surgery under General Anesthesia

“…The PONV may take place in single or multiple episodes, which may last for minutes, hours, or even days. 1 The PONV is one of the most common causes of patient dissatis faction after anesthesia, with reported incidences of 30% in all postsurgical patients and a relatively high incidence (60-80%) after middle ear surgery. 2 The ear nose throat (ENT) surgeries have a high incidence of postoperative emesis when no prophylaxis is done.…”