Background: Headaches are among the most common neurological complaints in emergency care, predominantly affecting young women of childbearing age. Migraines, as a subtype, are particularly disabling, significantly reducing quality of life and posing a burden on healthcare systems. When standard preventi...
Effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomitingTaimy de la Caridad Gavilán Hernández1*https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4258-385X1Instituto de Hematología e Inmunología.La Habana, Cuba. *Autor para la correspondencia: taimy@infomed.sld.cuRESUMENIntroducción: La quimioterapia es uno de los métodos convencionales que se utilizan en el tratamiento del cáncer
Introducción: La quimioterapia es uno de los métodos convencionales que se utilizan en el tratamiento del cáncer. Entre sus efectos colaterales más comunes, con una prevalencia elevada, destacan las náuseas y los vómitos. Aunque existe mejoría significativa en el control de estos síntomas con los...
Abstract Backgrounds Procedures for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) prevention are mostly based on identification of the risk factors before administering antiemetic drugs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the extended use of antiemetic on the PONV in the Postanesthetic C...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and to evaluate risk factors for antineoplastic nausea and vomiting with high and moderate emetogenic chemotherapy in adult patients in the first treatment cycle. METHODS: Prospective cohort study with follow-up of 269 adults during the first cycle of antin...
ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify and discuss scientific evidence of the effects of ginger use on the management of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Methods: This is an integrative reviewperformed by Ganong's reference. Results: We included 24 studies, highlighting three thematic categories, n...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases. GERD generates significant impairment in patients' quality of life and it is associated to relevant medical resources utilization. A better understanding of GERD pathophysiology in the pa...
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after fast-track cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) in the first 24-48 hours in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) after open-heart surgery, risk factors for PONV and its influence on CICU leng...
Resumen Las náuseas y vómitos postoperatorios (NVPO) son un problema frecuente en los pacientes quirúrgicos. Cuando no son prevenidos adecuadamente pueden provocar mayor morbilidad, estadía prolongada en la unidad de recuperación postoperatoria y hospitalización no planificada. El objetivo del equi...
