Australian perspective on Fourth Consensus Guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Claudia A von Peltz; Celine Baber; Suzi Lh Nou

doi:10.1177/0310057X211030518

Australian perspective on Fourth Consensus Guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Anaesth Intensive Care. 2021 Jul;49(4):253-256. doi: 10.1177/0310057X211030518. Epub 2021 Aug 9.

Authors

Claudia A von Peltz¹, Celine Baber², Suzi Lh Nou³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, 5728Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia.
² Hollywood Private Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.
³ Department of Anaesthesia, Northern Hospital, Epping, Australia.

PMID: 34369811
DOI: 10.1177/0310057X211030518

Abstract

This is a summary document that provides an Australian perspective on the Fourth Consensus Guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The Australian Society of Anaesthetists has endorsed the Fourth Consensus Guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting and has written this document with permission from the authors and the American Society for Enhanced Recovery to provide an Australia-specific summary.

Keywords: Complications; PONV; aftercare; ambulatory surgical procedures; anaesthesia; general; humans; length of stay; paediatrics; patient discharge; patient re-admission; patient satisfaction.

MeSH terms

Antiemetics* / therapeutic use
Australia
Humans
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting* / drug therapy
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting* / prevention & control

Substances

Antiemetics