Table of Contents

List of contributors; Foreword Henrik Kehlet; Preface; 1. History of postoperative nausea and vomiting Johan Raeder; 2. Mechanisms of nausea and vomiting Anthony L. Kovac; 3. Risk factors and their impact on PONV Anthony L. Kovac; 4. Patients' experience and nursing perspective Vallire D. Hooper; 5. Genomics and personalized medicine in PONV management Keith A. Candiotti, Enisa M. F. Carvalho and Ana C. Mavarez; 6. Pharmacology of serotonin antagonists Jacob Nouriel and Gildasio De Oliveira; 7. Pharmacology of histamine, muscarine and dopamine antagonists Tricia A. Meyer and Russell K. McAllister; 8. Pharmacology of neurokinin antagonists and novel antiemetics Linda M. L. Lai, William K. K. Wu and Matthew T. V. Chan; 9. Propofol and other sedatives as antiemetics Aaron Skolnik and Tong Joo Gan; 10. Non-pharmacological management of PONV Anna Lee and Tony Gin; 11. Combination antiemetics Jessica Carter, Amy Mauritz and Ashraf S. Habib; 12. Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients Imelda Tjia, Michelle Dalton and Mehernoor F. Watcha; 13. Management of PONV in inpatients and ambulatory patients Brian Donnenfeld and Beverly K. Philip; 14. PONV management: cost-effectiveness and patient outcome Paul S. Myles; 15. PONV research: methodology, assessment and strength of evidence John Carlisle; 16. Implementing PONV management guidelines Peter Kranke; Index.

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A practical resource providing guidance on treatment options and management strategies for postoperative nausea and vomiting.

About the Author

Tong Joo Gan, MD MHS FRCA, is Professor and Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA. Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh MSc MHSc FRCA, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Chief in the Division of Women's Anesthesia at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Reviews

'Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Practical Guide provides the reader with a concise yet comprehensive understanding of where we were, where we are, and potentially where we are going with the management of PONV. There are clear areas for expansion presented toward the end of the book, where the concepts of cost-effectiveness, strength of evidence, and opportunities for lengthening the list of viable interventions are reviewed. In sum, the authors of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Practical Guide should be commended for establishing one of the higher quality evidence-based references for the evaluation and management of PONV.' Michael C. Grant, Anesthesia and Analgesia