Why the study?
What are the risk factors and variations in rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting across hospitals and anesthesiologists?
Population
16,000 inpatients (59% of all inpatients) at four teaching hospitals during 1988-89
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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PONV risks and hospital variation warrant audits; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce rates.
What are the risk factors and variations in rates of postoperative nausea and vomiting across hospitals and anesthesiologists?
Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a common problem with persistently high rates that vary substantially across hospitals and anesthesiologists, independent of patient case-mix.
Cohen et al. (1994) studied this question.