Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), postoperative vomiting (POV), post-discharge
nausea and vomiting (PDNV), and opioid-induced nausea and vomiting (OINV) continue to …

Concluding from the existing guidelines and data on the handling of PONV in children at
least 3 years, the following recommendations are given: outpatients undergoing small …

The main remit of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA) Pain
Committee is to improve the quality of pain management in children. The ESPA Pain …

Opioids have long held a prominent role in the management of perioperative pain in adults
and children. Published reports concerning the appropriate, and inappropriate, use of these …

Background: The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the gold standard study design
allowing critical comparison of clinical outcomes while minimizing bias. Traditionally clinical …

Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a distressing complication of surgery,
and 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are often prescribed to prevent it. Ondansetron is the agent …

Introduction: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are among the most
distressing and feared treatment-related adverse effects for cancer patients. Selection of …

Background Spinal anesthesia with intrathecal morphine is a reliable, easy to apply, and
cost effective method for controlling pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However …

Introduction: Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) has been one of the most
popular modalities for postoperative pain management in orthopedic surgery, plastic …

Background The current literature suggests that the prophylactic use of antiemetics is
ineffective at preventing nausea or vomiting caused by opioids in the emergency department …