Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Publications

• Research Article   
  Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Management in Adult ENT and Maxillofacial Patients
  Author(s): Charlotte Binnie*, Lucy Dicks-Ilori and Khalid Hasan
  
  Background: Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) is an ongoing complication for operative care teams. PONV can result in patient distress (compromising their recovery profile) and discharge delays with associated cost implications. In 2019, the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust had no published guidelines addressing PONV management. Aims were to determine the percentage of patients being risk assessed for PONV; discover the true incidence of PONV in this subset of patients versus predicted risk; to determine the current practices regarding prescription of preoperative, intra-operative and post-operative anti-emetics. Methods: This was a prospective audit utilising intra-operative physical notes and online patient documentation. An initial review made it apparent that maxillofacial and Ear, Nose and Thr.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.22.13.1084

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