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The coronal aorto‐mesenteric orientation theory for post‐operative nausea and vomiting following scoliosis surgery in children: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Dounas George D.,
Cundy Thomas P.,
Smith Michael L.,
Gent Roger,
Antoniou Georgia,
Sutherland Leanne M.,
Cundy Peter J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16438
Subject(s) - medicine , coronal plane , superior mesenteric artery syndrome , scoliosis , surgery , superior mesenteric artery , sma* , anesthesia , radiology , mathematics , combinatorics
Mechanisms of post‐operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in children undergoing corrective spinal surgery are poorly understood. We investigated preoperative anatomical variables predisposing children to PONV. Likened to a vascular scissor, our pilot study shows that a direct coronal angulation of the superior mesenteric artery from the aorta predisposes children to PONV following surgery, termed the coronal aorto‐mesenteric orientation theory (CAMOT)