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ANESTHESIA ALERT
DID YOU KNOW?
PONV Fast Facts
• Patients have reported that avoiding
PONV is more important than avoiding
pain.
• One-third of surgical
patients experience
PONV.
• PONV can last for up
to 5 days post-op.
success is prevention — once a patient develops PONV, it's difficult to treat with the available drugs.
Our goal was to improve the quality of our
care regarding PONV by incorporating evidence-based practices into the treatment of
our patients. We now use tools to identify the
patient at higher risk for PONV and to better
communicate that risk to the anesthesia provider. Our providers are
proactive in using evidence-based measures to mitigate this risk — a
