Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Transesophageal echocardiography is being used increasingly by anesthesiologists for monitoring and diagnosis. Real-time imaging provides valuable information about anatomy, preloading and cardiac contractility. Its use is mandatory in valve repair surgery and it has been shown to detect cardiac ischemia before any other monitoring tool. Programs to teach transesophageal echocardiography to anesthesiologists should be implemented; the availability of backup support staff from the echocardiography unit is of great value.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 1999
[Ondansetron in the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in ambulatory cataract surgery].
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are potentially serious complications of ophthalmic surgery. We assess the efficacy of ondansetron for antiemetic prophylaxis in outpatient unilateral cataract surgery under retrobulbar blockade. ⋯ We found a high incidence of PONV, although the administration of ondansetron reduced PONV significantly.