Antiemetic prescribing patterns for post-operative surgical patients

<p><strong>Background</strong>: Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common occurrence amongst surgical patients. Anecdotal reports suggest antiemetic prescribing patterns to be an area for improvement.</p><p><strong>Aim</strong>: To report the most commo...

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Main Authors: Van N Tran1 (Author), Brennan J Fitzpatrick1 (Author), Stefanie N Edwards2 (Author), Emily J Ferraro2 (Author), Federica Marafi oti2 (Author), Thi Nguyen2 (Author), Alia Rafhi2 (Author), On Na Lam2 (Author), Vincent Chan2 (Author)
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Published: Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research - Peertechz Publications, 2019-07-11.
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520 |a <p><strong>Background</strong>: Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common occurrence amongst surgical patients. Anecdotal reports suggest antiemetic prescribing patterns to be an area for improvement.</p><p><strong>Aim</strong>: To report the most commonly prescribed antiemetic agents in a major tertiary teaching hospital in Australia; and to assess medication dosage and compared to the current national and international guidelines with recommended multimodal therapies.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: A retrospective analysis from patients' electronic medical fi les of patients admitted under a surgical unit that underwent operative management during a four week period was conducted.</p> 
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