ArticleCureus2025
Life-Threatening Aspiration Pneumonia as a Rare Complication of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) in a Young Patient Following Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report.
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- Fosaprepitant versus Ondansetron for Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Resection: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
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Abstract
We report a young cardiac surgery patient who developed severe aspiration pneumonia due to postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) despite prophylactic and therapeutic administration of multiple antiemetic agents. A 19-year-old woman underwent corrective surgery for partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. On postoperative day (POD) 1, she was extubated after receiving dexamethasone (6.6 mg), droperidol (1 mg), and granisetron (1 mg) for PONV prophylaxis. Despite metoclopramide, nausea persisted. On POD 2, severe aspiration pneumonia followed massive vomiting, worsening oxygenation. Thus, emergency reintubation was required. The patient remained on mechanical ventilation until POD 8 and in the intensive care unit until POD 12. We reported a rare case of severe aspiration pneumonia due to PONV. Young cardiac surgery patients, including those with congenital heart disease, are at a high PONV risk, making perioperative prevention and treatment crucial.
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