The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication of GA and less often of regional anesthesia. Patients should be stratified preoperatively with regard to their risk of PONV. The incidence of PONV is higher in women, nonsmokers, and patients with a history of PONV or motion sickness and when nitrous oxide and volatile anesthetics are used under GA. Certain types of surgery (cholecystectomy, laparoscopy, and gynecologic) may also increase the risk for PONV.
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Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728609/all/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Postoperative_Nausea_and_Vomiting.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728609/all/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Postoperative_Nausea_and_Vomiting. Accessed July 17, 2025.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728609/all/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Postoperative_Nausea_and_Vomiting
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 17]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728609/all/The_Post_anesthesia_Care_Unit___Postoperative_Nausea_and_Vomiting.
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