- Simple vomiting rarely leads to medical complications
- Commonly leads to patient dissatisfaction following surgery
- However, severe cases can lead to:
- Increased length of hospital stay / delayed discharge
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Dehydration
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Increased bleeding
- Suture dehiscence
- Incisional hernias
- Oesophageal rupture