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[Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)--causes, prevention, treatement]
1Zakład Pielegniarstwa w Intensywnej Opiece Medycznej, Collegium Medicum UMK w Toruniu. anngrabgaw@wp.pl
Abstract:
The paper approximates news relating to pathophysiology, prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting, which, besides the pain, remain some of the most unpleasant memories of the recovery phase. In spite of the fact that they belong to very common ailments of the postoperative phase, they are placed low on this list, probably because the common belief that they do not threaten life imminently. However they may cause a varity of undesired symptoms, among them aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs in patients with impaired consciousnesess, also dehydratation, and electrolytic disturbances, especially with children and older patients. This paper has presented methods for their prevention and treatment.
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