TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting A1 - Potestio, Christopher A1 - Bellil, Lisa A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2014 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam AB - Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common complication of anesthesia, affecting 71 million patients per year. Without prophylactic treatment, PONV occurs in 20%-30% of the general population and up to 70%-80% of high-risk surgical patients. Because of its high prevalence, identifying risk factors for PONV and optimizing treatment is essential to the practice of operative anesthesia. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102568620 ER -