Development of a multivariable predictive model for postoperative nausea and vomiting after cancer surgery in adults

Background and objectives: Predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting risk is the cornerstone for deciding prophylaxis. Apfel's score does not define how long a person must be abstinent from smoking to be considered a non-smoker, and the use of intraoperative spinal opioids as a risk factor f...

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Main Authors: Léia Alessandra Pinto Yamada, Gabriel Magalhães Nunes Guimarães, Magda Aparecida Santos Silva, Angela Maria Sousa, Hazem Adel Ashmawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001419300181