Revisiting the applicability of adult early post-operative nausea and vomiting risk factors for the paediatric patient: A prospective study using cotinine levels in children undergoing adenotonsillectomies

Conclusion: Early POV occurs frequently in paediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomies. In this paediatric-aged group, the incidence of POV was affected by the family history of PONV, and history of motion sickness. Age, female gender, opioid use, surgical and anaesthetic times did not affect the incidence of POV. ETS exposure, as assessed by cotinine levels and questionnaire reports, had no protective effect on early paediatric POV.

Source: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia - December 13, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Destiny F Chau Arundathi Reddy Patrick Breheny Anna Rebecca Young Eric Ashford Megan Song Christina Zhang Tammy Taylor Abbas Younes Turaj Vazifedan Source Type: research