SOE 069: Nausea & Vomiting

IntroductionYou are assessing a 36-year-old lady preoperatively who is due to undergo a laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. She has had one previous anaesthetic and developed vomiting postoperatively. You are asked to see her in the recovery room as she is having severe...

Can you define nausea, retching and vomiting?

Nausea: the sensation of the need to vomit Vomiting: the involuntary, forceful expulsion of gastric contents via the mouth Retching: the involuntary  movements  of  vomiting  without  expulsion  of ...