Purpose: The physiology, risk factors, and prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are discussed. Summary: Factors to consider when determining a patient's risk for ...

Droperidol was a first-line, highly effective agent for the treatment of PONV for over 30 years. It has the most postmarketing surveillance data of any of the currently used antiemetic agents.

Recent systematic review and network meta-analysis aimed to compare different nociception monitors in quantifying nociception ...