know you're listening." Tell them you'll be giving them medicines in the
OR, he advises. Say they may not remember getting them, but that's
because you want to maximize their efficacy.
PONV and PDNV are mainly thought of as comfort issues, but
patients can also become dehydrated, tear suture lines and aspirate,
Dr. Cazier points out. "Plus, if they're filling out a survey that might be
linked with reimbursements, they're going to blame anesthesia, even
if the pain pill was what really made them sick. Along with being a
comfort issue, it can also be a medical issue and a patient satisfaction
issue. And all of them matter."
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