This is a list of papers on the subject of PONV. Use the links to download the articles as PDF.
Apfel CC, Korttila K, Abdalla M, Kerger H, Turan A, Vedder I, Zernak C, Danner K, Jokela R, Pocock SJ, Trenkler S, Kredel M, Biedler A, Sessler DI, Roewer N. A Factorial Trial of Six Interventions for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. NEJM 2004; 350(24):2441-2451. PDF-File
Paul Phelps, O. Serpil Cakmakkaya, Christian C. Apfel, and Oliver C. Radke
Shoulder pain is a frequent symptom after laparoscopic surgery that is often considered to be more severe than the surgical pain itself. It is assumed that the main trigger is remaining carbondioxide that leads to irritation under the diaphragm. However, we have been able to demonstrate that shoulder pain may be reduced with a simple clinical technique consisting of 5 pulmonary recruitment maneuvers in Trendelenburg position after the deflation of the capnoperitoneum.
Remifentanil for general anaesthesia: a systematic review.
Komatsu R, Turan AM, Orhan-Sungur M, McGuire J, Radke OC, Apfel CC.
We performed a quantitative systematic review of randomised, controlled trials that compared remifentanil to short-acting opioids (fentanyl, alfentanil, or sufentanil) for general anaesthesia.
