ArticleObesity surgery2020
Preventing Nausea and Vomiting After Bariatric Surgery: Is the Apfel Risk Prediction Score Enough to Guide Prophylaxis?
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- Application of Machine Learning to Predict Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Intraoperative electroencephalography predicts postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine · 2025Article
- Elevated serum pepsinogen level predicts postoperative nausea and vomiting and pain in females with obesity following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgical Endoscopy protocol to improve outcomes following endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2023Article
- Genetic Susceptibility Toward Nausea and Vomiting in Surgical Patients.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of Propofol versus Dexamethasone for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital and Yekatit 12th Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2020Article
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Abstract
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent side effect in patients undergoing bariatric procedures. The simplified Apfel score is an attractive and frequently used tool to assess PONV risk in the general surgical population. Despite applying the recommendations based on the Apfel risk prediction score, several studies show that up to 82% of patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery suffer from PONV in the PACU. A combination of multiple antiemetic drugs of different pharmacologic classes targeting a variety of receptors in addition to an intraoperative opioid-free TIVA technique should be considered in high-risk patients.
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