Prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Abstract

The postoperative nausea and vomiting are common complications of anesthesia and surgery in daily practice, so that every surgeon should be proficient to recognize and treat them as such. However, their prevention and management is not always adequate, which affects the comfort of patients. Discarding this complication secondary to surgical intervention, is necessary to have knowledge about the pharmacological arsenal available in our environment that allows us a better tolerated postoperatively. The aim of this paper is to present the current evidence regarding the optimal management of these complications.