POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL INPATIENTS

Authors
BYERS GF DOYLE E BEST CJ MORTON NS
Citation
Gf. Byers et al., POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING IN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL INPATIENTS, Paediatric anaesthesia, 5(4), 1995, pp. 253-256
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology,Pediatrics
Journal title
Paediatric anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
11555645
Volume
5
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
253 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
1155-5645(1995)5:4<253:PNAVIP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A prospective study of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) was co nducted in 415 children presenting for inpatient surgery. The overall incidence of PONV was 18.1%. The highest incidence was in children und ergoing ENT procedures and increased with age. Avoidance of intraopera tive opioids and the use of local anaesthesia and/or non-steroidal ant i-inflammatory drugs reduced the incidence of nausea and vomiting post operatively.