REDUCTION IN POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING AFTER SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF PROMINENT EARS

Authors
RIDINGS P GAULT D KHAN L
Citation
P. Ridings et al., REDUCTION IN POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING AFTER SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF PROMINENT EARS, British Journal of Anaesthesia, 72(5), 1994, pp. 592-593
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
British Journal of Anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070912
Volume
72
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
592 - 593
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0912(1994)72:5<592:RIPVAS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
There is a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after s urgical correction of prominent ears. A prospective, randomized study was performed to determine if the method of dressing the ears influenc ed the incidence of postoperative vomiting. A voidance of packing the external auditory meatus and concha produced a significant reduction i n postoperative nausea (83% vs 30%; P < 0.005) and vomiting (63% vs 22 %; P < 0.01).