Diseases

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Emesis and queasiness occurring after anesthesia.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Emesis and queasiness occurring after anesthesia.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative
  • PONV
  • Emesis, Postoperative
  • Nausea, Postoperative
  • Postoperative Emesis
  • Postoperative Nausea
  • Postoperative Vomiting
  • Vomiting, Postoperative
  • Emeses, Postoperative
  • Postoperative Emeses

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Aspects Covered

33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Nausea (1966-1998)
  • Postoperative Complications (1966-1998)
  • Vomiting (1966-1998)

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NLM Classification

WO 245

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020250. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020250
  2. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postoperative_nausea_and_vomiting
  3. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658731