Postoperative vomiting

Vomiting is unpleasant. Nearly 30% of all patients suffer from nausea and vomiting after surgery. The financial repercussions of this are longer patient stays in the recovery room, with increased need for personnel. Appropriate prophylaxis and treatment can prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. In a systematic review of the literature, Dirk Ruesch and co-authors investigate how treatment recommendations for nausea after general anaesthesia can be improved (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[42]: 733 741)...

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