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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2000, Vol. 85, No. 5 675-677
© 2000 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Editorial

Editorial

Postoperative nausea and vomiting—time for balanced antiemesis?

The last decade has seen considerable advances in the management and prevention of complications occurring after anaesthesia and surgery, especially of acute pain. Can the same be said for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)? There is no doubt that a vast amount of research has been published in this area and new classes of antiemetics have been introduced. However, although data are not available to compare precisely the present incidence of PONV with that 10–15 yr ago, there is a general impression that there has been little progress.1

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