Original scientific paper
Multimodal approach to the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)
Ljilja Štefančić
; Department of Anesthesiology and ICU, University Hospital for tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Stela Marić
; Department of Anesthesiology and ICU, University Hospital for tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Gordana Brozović
; Department of Anesthesiology and ICU, University Hospital for tumors, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper shows a new, multimodal approach to the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), which are among the most common complications in surgically treated patients. The approach combines the following procedures: risk assessment of postoperative nausea and vomiting, minimization of adverse effects of anesthesia and surgery, prophylaxis using drugs with anti-emetic effect, and optimization of therapy in case the complication develops. Besides reducing the incidence rate of PONV, such approach also reduces both the number of PONV-related serious complications and treatment costs.
Keywords
postoperative nausea and vomiting; multimodal approach; combination of drugs and procedures
Hrčak ID:
280359
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Publication date:
27.11.2008.
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