Opiate-induced nausea and vomiting: what is the challenge?

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Editorial

Martin Redmond et al. Anesth Analg. 2005 Nov.

. 2005 Nov;101(5):1341-1342.

doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000181329.07214.D8.

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Postoperative nausea and vomiting are strongly influenced by postoperative opioid use in a dose-related manner.
Roberts GW, Bekker TB, Carlsen HH, Moffatt CH, Slattery PJ, McClure AF. Roberts GW, et al. Anesth Analg. 2005 Nov;101(5):1343-1348. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000180204.64588.EC. Anesth Analg. 2005. PMID: 16243992

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