Postoperative analgesia and vomiting, with special reference to day-case surgery: a systematic review
McQuay H J, Moore R A
Record ID 31999008352
English
Authors' objectives:
To enable those caring for patients undergoing day-case surgery to make the best choices for their patients and the health service, this review sought the highest quality evidence on:
the effectiveness of the control of pain after an operation
the effectiveness of measures to minimise postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Authors' recommendations:
This report has focused on two elements of day-case care. It is clear that the economics of day-case work require that the vast majority of patients are fit to go home and that, once home, they do not have to return to hospital or seek advice from the primary care team. To date, audits at local level have identified both pain and nausea and vomiting as problems. Providing adequate analgesia may be easier than guaranteeing minimal nausea and vomiting. The package of care in day-case surgery needs to be revisited regularly lest surgical interventions are the cause of increased hospitalisation and returns.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/962
Year Published:
1998
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Analgesia
- Analgesics
- Nausea
- Pain, Postoperative
- Postoperative Complications
- Vomiting
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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