Key result
Prophylactic antiemetics may increase patient satisfaction and reduce costs vs. waiting for symptoms.
Why the study?
The optimal strategy for prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting remains uncertain.
Do prophylactic antiemetics improve patient satisfaction and reduce costs compared to waiting for symptoms to develop in patients undergoing anesthesia?
Do prophylactic antiemetics improve patient satisfaction and reduce costs compared to waiting for symptoms to develop in patients undergoing anesthesia?
Prophylactic antiemetics may increase patient satisfaction and reduce costs in selected cases compared to symptom-triggered treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting.
May support selective prophylaxis in anesthesia for satisfaction and costs; leaves open randomized confirmation.
The optimal strategy for prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting remains uncertain. In the present review we examine the evidence that prophylactic antiemetics increase patient satisfaction and reduce costs in selected cases, as compared with a strategy of waiting for symptoms to develop and then administering treatment. Finally, evidence in favor of a specific antiemetic drug and dose are scrutinized, and an overall guideline for treatment is developed.
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Watcha et al. (2001) conducted a review in Postoperative nausea and vomiting. Prophylactic antiemetics vs. Waiting for symptoms to develop and then administering treatment was evaluated on Patient satisfaction and costs. Prophylactic antiemetics may increase patient satisfaction and reduce costs in selected cases compared to waiting for symptoms to develop before administering treatment.
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