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every patient should receive the same preventative treatment, regardless of
risk factors. But limiting variability across caregivers and facilities would let
us track and identify the most effective treatments. A consistently applied
strategy that selects antiemetics based on a patient's risk factors, and dictates
which treatment to use when prophylaxis fails, would help to reduce the inci-
dence of PONV.
OSM
Dr. Gan (tong.gan@stonybrookmedicine.edu)
is professor and chairman of the department of
anesthesiology at Stony Brook (N.Y.) University.
