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Mechanisms and Treatment of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting

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Nausea and Vomiting: Mechanisms and Treatment

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Abstract

This review of post-operative nausea and vomiting discusses the principal aetiological features together with clinical research findings relevant to prophylaxis and treatment of the problem. However, most aetiological factors interact with each other so that, for example, detailed changes may be made in the anaesthetic to allow for changes in patient age or type of operation. Most studies have ignored such variations resulting from, for example, changes in premedication or, when more carefully defined patient groups are investigated, have used insufficient numbers of patients to reach significant conclusions.

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  1. Royal Navy, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK

    Christopher J. Davis BSc (Hons), MB, BS, AKC (Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, Senior Specialist in Applied Physiology (Royal Navy) and Research Training Fellow) (Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, Senior Specialist in Applied Physiology (Royal Navy) and Research Training Fellow)

  2. University Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Radcliffe Infirmary, OX2 6HE, Oxford, UK

    Christopher J. Davis BSc (Hons), MB, BS, AKC (Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, Senior Specialist in Applied Physiology (Royal Navy) and Research Training Fellow) (Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, Senior Specialist in Applied Physiology (Royal Navy) and Research Training Fellow)

  3. Medical Department, Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd (UK), OX12 ODQ, Wantage Oxfordshire, UK

    Gerry V. Lake-Bakaar BSc (Hons), MD, MRCP (Research Gastroenterology Physician and Director of Medical Affairs) (Research Gastroenterology Physician and Director of Medical Affairs)

  4. University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    David G. Grahame-Smith MA, MB, BSc, PhD, FRCP (Rhodes Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Honorary Director of the MRC Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and Honorary Consultant, Physician) (Rhodes Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Honorary Director of the MRC Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and Honorary Consultant, Physician)

  5. General Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Oxford Health Authority, OX2 6HE, Oxford, UK

    David G. Grahame-Smith MA, MB, BSc, PhD, FRCP (Rhodes Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Honorary Director of the MRC Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and Honorary Consultant, Physician) (Rhodes Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Honorary Director of the MRC Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and Honorary Consultant, Physician)

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Cookson, R.F. (1986). Mechanisms and Treatment of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting. In: Davis, C.J., Lake-Bakaar, G.V., Grahame-Smith, D.G. (eds) Nausea and Vomiting: Mechanisms and Treatment. Advances in Applied Neurological Sciences, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70479-6_10

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