Why the study?
Can available risk scores accurately predict postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing surgery under balanced anaesthesia?
Can available risk scores accurately predict postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing surgery under balanced anaesthesia?
The Koivuranta score is recommended for predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting in clinical practice due to its simplicity and acceptable accuracy.
May support Koivuranta score for PONV risk assessment; leaves open impact on outcomes in prospective trials.
The occurrence of PV and PONV in patients undergoing surgery under balanced anaesthesia can be predicted with moderate but acceptable accuracy using one of the available risk scores, regardless of local surgical or anaesthesiological circumstances. For clinical practice, we recommend the score published by Koivuranta, since its calculation is very simple.
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