Open AccessPostoperative nausea and vomiting in korle bu teaching hospital
Author(s) -
G. Amponsah
Publication year - 2010
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.294
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 0855-0328
DOI - 10.4314/gmj.v41i4.55288
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , incidence (geometry) , vomiting , postoperative nausea and vomiting , promethazine , prospective cohort study , general anaesthesia , pediatrics , anesthesia , surgery , physics , optics
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most distressing morbidities associated with surgery. Even though the incidence can be as high as 30% elsewhere no work has been done to assess the incidence in any health facility in Ghana. This study was carried out to find out the incidence, risk factors and the management of PONV in a tertiary healthcare facility.