Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains one of the most common and distressing adverse events after anesthesia and surgery, with important effects on patient comfort, recovery quality, discharge readiness, and healthcare resource use....
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Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change for audiology practice; this is a general anesthesia/surgery review with minimal direct relevance to audiologists or hearing specialists.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Postoperative nausea and vomiting management is relevant to surgical teams in cochlear implant or ear surgery settings, but the article does not address audiology-specific concerns.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Comprehensive review of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after anesthesia and surgery.
- 02Covers pathophysiology, current management strategies, and emerging treatments.
- 03No direct audiology, hearing, or balance content.
- 04May have marginal relevance to perioperative care around cochlear implant or ear surgeries.
- 05Peripheral interest only for audiologists involved in surgical team coordination.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42799033
- DOI
- 10.3389/fphar.2026.1930252.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- na
- Population
- patients undergoing surgery with anesthesia
- Intervention
- various PONV management strategies
Primary outcomes
Management outcomes for postoperative nausea and vomiting