Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and postdischarge nausea and vomiting
(PDNV) remain common and distressing complications following surgery. The routine use of …

This paper is the thirty-ninth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2016 …

Aims The aim of this study was to explore the educational expectations and experiences of
surgical patients. Design Prospective, longitudinal, descriptive and two‐centre study. Data …

For decades, the average hospital stay following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has been
getting shorter. The historical standard was several weeks of hospitalization, yet …

Background Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and postoperative pain (POP) are
most commonly experienced in the early hours after surgery. Many studies have reported …

Background Epidural analgesia as the effective pain management for abdominal surgery
has side effects such as paresthesia, hypotension, hematomas, and impaired motoric of …

Women seem to be at higher risk to develop severe postoperative pain but gender
differences seem to be small and of low clinical relevance. We argue that major confounders …

Objectives Since pain and post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are the main
reasons for failed discharge after day-case surgery, assessing pain and PONV is important …

Background The incidence of post‐discharge nausea and vomiting (PDNV) after ambulatory
anaesthesia using total intravenous anaesthesia with a risk‐stratified anti‐emetic approach …

For centuries, cannabis and its components have been used to manage a wide variety of
symptoms associated with many illnesses. Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are no exception in …