Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 2013
Observational StudyPostoperative nausea and vomiting: incidence, characteristics and risk factors--a prospective cohort study.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting are a common complication after surgery. The objective of the study was to identify risk factors, and to determine the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in a cohort of patients in a tertiary university hospital. ⋯ Most of the patients do not have clinically significant postoperative nausea and vomiting. The patients who presented with postoperative nausea and vomiting intensity scale>50 had higher scores in the nausea visual analog scale. Independent risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting were previous history of postoperative nausea and vomiting and being female.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Apr 2013
Observational Study[Systematic collection and analysis of intraoperative anaesthetic-related problems].
The purpose of the study was to systematically collect and analyse the frequency, type and severity of all untoward intraoperative anaesthetic-related problems in a hospital over a 6-month period. ⋯ Use of a systematic intraoperative anaesthetic-related database with a checklist of problems and severity plays an important part in quality assurance strategies. An analysis of non-fatal problems provides a basis for establishing corrective strategies before significant morbidity occurs, and by separating the surgical and anaesthesia problems.