Search for dissertations about: "postoperative vomiting"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words postoperative vomiting.
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1. Pain treatment after surgery : With special reference to patient-controlled analgesia, early extubation and the use of paracetamol
Abstract : The introduction of general anaesthesia eliminated pain during surgical operations. After surgery, however, pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) have remained a persistent problem for many patients. The need for analgesics varies widely among patients, therefore standardised treatment protocols are often insufficient pain treatment. READ MORE
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2. Postoperative nausea and vomiting in women : an unglamorous aspect of anaesthesia
Abstract : Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONY) still remains a common and undesirable side effect of anaesthesia. Women are afflicted by PONY two to three times more often than men and a substantial number of patients consider PONV to be the worst part of the entire surgical procedure. READ MORE
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3. Video assisted gastrostomy in children
Abstract : Children with severe diseases can be provided nutritional support through a gastrostomy if needed. At the Department of Paediatric Surgery in Lund we have used the Video Assisted Gastrostomy (VAG) procedure since 1994 when establishing gastrostomies. READ MORE
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4. Postoperative Symptoms After Gynaecological Surgery : How They Are Influenced by Prophylactic Antiemetics Sensory Stimulation (P6-Acupressure)
Abstract : Symptoms after surgery and anaesthesia influence the patient´s ability to resume daily activities. If postoperative symptoms are controlled rehabilitation may be accelerated. READ MORE
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5. Fast track abdominal hysterectomy : On the mode of anesthesia, postoperative recovery and health economics
Abstract : Introduction: Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecological operation in the Western World and approximately 5000 benign hysterectomies are performed in Sweden every year. Consequently it is a surgical procedure that affects many women. READ MORE