Prediction of postoperative nausea and vomiting by point-of-care gastric ultrasound: can we improve complications and length of stay in emergency surgery? A cohort study

Abstract Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting and postoperative ileus are common after major digestive surgery and represent one of the significant problems in Acute Care Surgery. The delivery model of emergency surgery needs to be improved in order to foster a patient-centered care. The mul...

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Main Authors: Valerio Cozza, Lorenzo Barberis, Gaia Altieri, Mario Donatelli, Gabriele Sganga, Antonio La Greca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01428-0