TY - JOUR
AU - Adachi, Takehiko
AB - J Anesth (2013) 27:725–730 DOI 10.1007/s00540-013-1621-9 O R I G IN AL ARTI CL E Is microvascular decompression surgery a high risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing craniotomy? • • Keita Sato Seijyu Sai Takehiko Adachi Received: 26 February 2013 / Accepted: 20 April 2013 / Published online: 7 May 2013 Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists 2013 Abstract Keywords Postoperative nausea and vomiting Purpose Patients undergoing microvascular decompres- Craniotomy  Microvascular decompression  Neurosurgery sion surgery often experience postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, there is little information about the incidence of PONV after microvascular decom- Introduction pression. We hypothesized that microvascular decompres- sion is an especially high-risk procedure for PONV in Patients with hyperactive dysfunctional cranial nerve syn- patients undergoing neurosurgery, and investigated risk dromes, such as trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, factors related to PONV after neurosurgery. and glossopharyngeal neuralgia, who are refractory to Methods All patients who underwent craniotomy in our medical therapy are candidates for surgery. Microvascular institution during a period of 2 years were investigated decompression (MVD) under posterior fossa craniotomy is retrospectively. Medical charts were reviewed to identify among the most popular surgical therapies for these PONV during the 24-h postoperative period 
TI - Is microvascular decompression surgery a high risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing craniotomy?
JF - Journal of Anesthesia
DO - 10.1007/s00540-013-1621-9
DA - 2013-05-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/is-microvascular-decompression-surgery-a-high-risk-for-postoperative-kMLFt0mVLX
SP - 725
EP - 730
VL - 27
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -