Reducing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in One-Day SurgeryLewis, Ethan T.Lindsey, Tyler G.Shaw, Yolanda D.International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia
Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting after elective outpatient surgery can complicate discharge and increase patient suffering. Within our hospital system, there was variability in the use of postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis for patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, ...
Minor side effects such as heartburn, indigestion, belching, bloating, gas, nausea or vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness and headache usually go away as the body adjusts to the drug and do not require medical treatment unless they continue or they interfere with normal activities. Patients who ...
PES is defined as occurring within 48 h after surgery and consisting of influenza-like symptoms, pelvic pain, nausea, dysuria, or transient worsening of LUTS. Data on AEs and side effects will be collected from the patient’s health record and the follow-up visit at 3 months. Surgical ...
We previously demonstrated that intraperitoneal (IP) administration of a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist (NK-1RA) at surgery reduces intraabdominal adhesions in rats. The NK-1RA aprepitant (Emend™, Merck) is clinically approved for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting; however, its effects ...
Although a range of drug treatments are available, they can cause unpleasant side effects, including fatigue, nausea, fainting and an impaired immune system. To compound this issue, many patients with rheumatoid arthritis don’t respond to treatment and continue to live with debilitating symptoms. ...
Is 'anxiety sensitivity' predictive of postoperative nausea and vomiting?: a prospective observational study 10.1097/eja.0000000000000979 View in Scopus Google Scholar [9] Z.N. Kain, A.A. Caldwell-Andrews, I. Maranets,et al. Preoperative anxiety and emergence delirium and postoperative maladaptive ...
Pregabalin-treated patients had fewer opioid-related adverse reactions like nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Dizziness was noted in two of the patients receiving pregabalin. There was no statically significant difference in the incidence of sedation in the two groups. Conclusions: Oral pregabalin 75...
The most common events are nausea, abdominal pain, and dizziness, which seem to be comparable between the two most common bowel cleansing agents, sodium phosphate (NaP) and polyethylene glycol. Biochem- ical changes associated with NaP are largely asymptomatic, but require caution in patients with...
Comparison of acupressure bands and droperidol for reducing post-operative nausea and vomiting in gynecologic surgery patients. Appl. Nurs. Res. 16, 256-265.Schultz AA, Andrews AL, Goran SF, et al. Comparison of acupressure bands and droperidol for reducing post-operative nausea and vomiting in ...