Postoperative nausea and vomiting in paediatric surgical inpatients |
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| Authors: | G.F. BYERS FFARSCI E. DOYLE FRCA C.J. BEST FRCA N.S. MORTON FRCA |
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| Affiliation: | Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
A prospective study of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) was conducted in 415 children presenting for inpatient surgery. The overall incidence of PONV was 18.1%. The highest incidence was in children undergoing ENT procedures and increased with age. Avoidance of intraoperative opioids and the use of local anaesthesia and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduced the incidence of nausea and vomiting postoperatively. |
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| Keywords: | anaesthesia complications vomiting |
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