Preventing Nausea and Vomiting After Bariatric Surgery: Is the Apfel Risk Prediction Score Enough to Guide Prophylaxis?
Ziemann-Gimmel P, Schumann R, English W, Morton J, Wadhwa A. Preventing Nausea and Vomiting After Bariatric Surgery: Is the Apfel Risk Prediction Score Enough to Guide Prophylaxis? Obesity Surgery 2020, 30: 4138-4140. PMID: 32415631, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04682-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidAntiemeticsBariatric SurgeryHumansObesity, MorbidPostoperative Nausea and VomitingConceptsBariatric surgeryGeneral surgical populationMultiple antiemetic drugsFrequent side effectsHigh-risk patientsRisk prediction scoreDifferent pharmacologic classesVariety of receptorsApfel scorePONV riskPostoperative nauseaSurgical populationBariatric proceduresPharmacologic classesAntiemetic drugsSide effectsTIVA techniquePatientsPrediction scoreNauseaVomitingSurgeryScoresPONVProphylaxis