TYK332
The ophthalmologic procedure associated with the greatest risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting is:
a) Cataract removal
b) Ptosis repair
c) Strabismus surgery
d) Enucleation
e) All of the above have the same incidence
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Answer
Answer c. Strabismus is associated with the greatest incidence of PONV with an incidence of 45%-85% (7).
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.