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Chapter 89 - Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting

from Section 12 - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2023

By
Kara M. Barnett  and
Jessica A. Lovich-Sapola
Edited by
Jessica A. Lovich-Sapola
Jessica A. Lovich-Sapola
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
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Summary

A 50-year-old female complains of persistent nausea and vomiting 5 hours after the drainage of a subhepatic abscess under general anesthesia. How will you proceed? What is your workup plan? What is your treatment plan?

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Anesthesia Oral Board Review
Knocking Out The Boards
 , pp. 372 - 375
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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References

Fleisher, LA, Rosenbaum, SH. Complications in Anesthesia, 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2017. pp. 588–600.Google Scholar
Gan, TJ, Kumar, BG, Belani, KG, et al. Fourth consensus guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Anesth Analg 2020;131(5):411–48.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Gropper, MA, Miller’s Anesthesia, 9th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2020, pp. 403–18, 2273–6.Google Scholar

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