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Postoperative nausea and vomiting in South Africa – the next step

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: In this month’s edition of the journal, Magni et al. describe the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in healthy term patients undergoing elective spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section in two hospitals in the Western Cape. 1 Among the 258 recruited patients, the overall incidence of PONV was 33% (95% confidence interval [CI] 28-40%). Of note, the incidence of nausea among Black African patients was 24.8% as compared to 42% in non-Black African patients (p = 0.004); no significant difference was seen in the incidence of vomiting (6.8% vs 7.1%; p = 1.0). This study is the first to formally show this difference in an obstetric population in South Africa.

Source: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Author: Reitze Rodseth

Institution: University of KwaZulu-Natal

Language: English

Topic: Nausea and vomiting management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2897728121

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