Combine Antiemetics and Peri-Op Strategies for PONV Prophylaxis

November 2020

You’ll see postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prevention highlighted in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols.

Continue to assess traditional PONV risk factors...such as female sex, nonsmoker, history of PONV or motion sickness, or post-op opioids.

Also think about the type of surgery. For example, laparoscopic, bariatric, and gynecologic surgeries are more likely to cause PONV.

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Table of Contents

Practice Point Out Limitations of COVID-19 Antibody Testing
Substance Use Disorder Stay Alert for Unexpected Rx and OTC Med Misuse
Asthma Don’t Jump to Trelegy for Asthma
Fever Improve Accuracy of Noncontact Infrared Thermometers
Practice Evaluate if Guidelines “Fit” Your Patients
Supplements Clear Up Confusion About “Memory Supplements”
Med Administration Know When to Give Patients a “Green Light” to Cut or Crush Meds
Multiple Sclerosis Be Familiar With the Latest Oral Multiple Sclerosis Meds
Depression Offer Resources for Perinatal Depression
Medicare Expect Changes for Medicare Part D in 2021
Infectious Diseases Answer Questions About Using Steroids for COVID-19
Hemorrhage Optimize Safe Use of IV Tranexamic Acid
Infectious Diseases Sort Through Options for ESBL, CRE, and Resistant Pseudomonas
Nausea & Vomiting Combine Antiemetics and Peri-Op Strategies for PONV Prophylaxis