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Exploring the multifactorial nature of postoperative nausea and vomiting in women following surgery for breast cancer.
Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical - 1 Jan 2017
Wesmiller Susan W, Sereika Susan M, Bender Catherine M, Bovbjerg Dana, Ahrendt Gretchen, Bonaventura Marguerite, Conley Yvette P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are two of the most frequent and distressing complications following surgical procedures, with as many as 80% of patients considered to be at risk. Despite recognition of well-established risk factors and the subsequent use of clinical guidelines, 20-30% of women do not respond to antiemetic protocols, indicating that there may be a genetic risk. OBJECTIVE: The...
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