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f pain tops the list of sensations patients don't want to feel following
surgery, post-operative nausea and vomiting is a close second. Recent
enhancements to our pre-op screening protocols and targeted prophy-
laxis resulted in a 41% decrease in the incidence of PONV. Of the 1,139
adult patients who arrived in PACU after we'd begun administering the
new interventions, only 144 (12.6%) felt sick. Take it from us: The key to staving
off PONV is a multimodal approach using preventative measures based on a
patient's level of risk.
How We Prevent PONV
For at-risk patients,
targeted interventions spell relief.
Christopher A. Smith, CRNA, DNP
York, Pa.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
z BANISH THE BASIN Pre-op screening and
preventive practices will do away with one of
surgery's most unpleasant complications.
