Is ‘anxiety sensitivity’ predictive of postoperative nausea and vomiting?: A prospective observational study

CONCLUSION In addition to the well established risk factors, anxiety sensitivity can help to predict the risk of PONV. It seems justifiable to add psychological factors such as anxiety sensitivity to PONV risk-scores. PONV prophylaxis should be considered when anxiety sensitivity is high. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01875120.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Postoperative nausea and vomiting Source Type: research