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home, lest they trigger post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PDNV), which by
some accounts is even more common than PONV. We anesthesia providers
have little control over this complication in a patient's acute recovery, but
should be aware of its possibility, especially if readmission occurs. OSM
Dr. Sinha (ashish.sinha@drexelmed.edu) is a professor and vice chair in the department of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at Drexel University's College of
Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa.
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