After surgery, patients may complain of gastrointestinal symptoms but their altered anatomy can make investigations difficult to perform or interpret. In particular, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) creates an excluded segment that is not easily accessible. We present a case illustrating some ...
[Postoperative nausea and vomiting after open heart surgery]. We investigated the incidence of the postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We conducted a prospective study of 65 cases with direct interviews by anesthesiologists who are blind t......
Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without going under the knife—a new class of compounds could do just that. In lab animals, these potential treatments reduce weight dramatically and lower blood glucose. The injectable compounds also avoid the side effects of nausea and vomitin...
BackgroundPostoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is common after general anaesthesia, and corticosteroids are used in many protocols for enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). However, surgical techniques are developing, and ERAS protocols need to be reevaluated from time to time.Patients and metho...
It is well established that long term follow up after bariatric surgery is poor. There is an increasing number of bariatric patients that a bariatric surgeon may encounter, either through their emergency room or as a new patient seeking help for postoperative care. We report a patient that had...
continuous infusion of propofol with TCI might maintain the higher levels for longer time in the blood or the effect-site after the surgery, compared with two bolus doses of induction and small dose at the end of surgery, because the context-sensitive half time of propofol increases as the ...
Pain and nausea after bariatric surgery with total intravenous anesthesia versus desflurane anesthesia: a double blind, randomized, controlled trialGastric bypassGastric sleeveObesityVolatile anesthesiaPeritoneal stretchNRSBackground: There is limited evidence-based knowledge regarding optimal anesthesia in obese...
Surgery for Obesity & Related DiseasesMerriman AR, Oliak DA. Use of medical marijuana for treatment of severe intractable nausea after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Surg Obesity Rel Dis. 2008;4(4):550-551.Merriman AR, Oliak DA. Use of medical marijuana for treatment of ...
George Djaiani, MD AFFILIATION: Department of Anesthesia & Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto , 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON , M5G 2C4 - BACKGROUND: Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after cardiac surgery is 30-40...
"Candy cane" syndrome (a blind afferent Roux limb at the gastrojejunostomy) has been implicated as a cause of abdominal pain, nausea, and emesis after Roux-n-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) but remains poorly described.To report that "candy cane" syndrome is real and can be treated effectively ...