Article
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Plastic Surgery
2006-11-01
Abstract excerpt
ABSTRACT Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem affecting nearly one third of all surgical patients. In addition to making the patient feel miserable, PONV is a major cause of prolonged recovery, unintended hospital admission, and poor patient satisfaction after surgery. Retching and vomiting can also lead to hematoma formation, wound and suture dehiscence, and aspiration. Thus, the preventio...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b7cc0a25-6522-5d90-ae23-9562294dcfad
- DOI
- 10.1055/s-2006-951583
- PMCID
- PMC2884782
