Early Rehydration in Surgical Patients With Prolonged Fasting Decreases Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.

CONCLUSION: The use of a simple rehydration protocol reduced the incidence of PONV in patients with prolonged fasting times. Time and personnel constraints were identified as barriers that prevented full compliance with the protocol. PMID: 30236569 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30236569?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - September 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Munsterman C, Strauss P Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research