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Antiemetic prescribing patterns for post-operative surgical patients
Journal: Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research (Vol.5, No. 2)Publication Date: 2019-07-31
Authors : Van N Tran Brennan J Fitzpatrick Stefanie N Edwards Emily J Ferraro Federica Marafi oti Thi Nguyen Alia Rafhi On Na Lam; Vincent Chan;
Page : 051-055
Keywords : Antiemetics; Post-operative; Nausea; Vomiting; PONV; Surgery; National guidelines; Prescribed; Dose; Frequency;
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Abstract
Background: Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common occurrence amongst surgical patients. Anecdotal reports suggest antiemetic prescribing patterns to be an area for improvement.
Aim: To report the most commonly prescribed antiemetic agents in a major tertiary teaching hospital in Australia; and to assess medication dosage and compared to the current national and international guidelines with recommended multimodal therapies.
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