Key result
Reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting may improve patient care and resource utilization.
Population
Patients undergoing inpatient and day case surgical procedures
Design
Review
Authors
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Emphasizes need for routine PONV risk stratification; leaves open prospective validation of cost-effectiveness in diverse populations.
Reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting can improve patient care and healthcare resource utilization.
Jan D. Hirsch (1994) conducted a review in Postoperative nausea and vomiting. Postoperative nausea and vomiting was evaluated. Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a major contributor to healthcare costs and patient debilitation, and reducing its incidence may improve patient care and resource utilization.
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