Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Risk Stratification with a Decision Support Tool to Standardize Antiemetic Administration

Abstract

Background or Problem/Issue: Wright-Patterson Medical Center does not have a standardized method for assessing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) risk or guidance for administering antiemetics. Clinical Question: Does implementing a PONV risk stratification score and antiemetic decision support tool affect antiemetic administration by anesthesia providers at WPMC? Project Design: This process improvement project utilized a pre and post-intervention design. Plan for Data Analysis: We performed a literature search to identify evidence-based practices for assessing PONV risk and effective prevention strategies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2021
Accession Number
AD1181659

Entities

People

  • Jason Melvin
  • Joseph Acquafredda
  • Robert Stanley

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anesthesia
  • Anesthesiology
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Factors
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Surgery
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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