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SUBMITTER: Gloor Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8842269 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Gloor Yvonne Y Czarnetzki Christoph C Curtin François F Gil-Wey Béatrice B Tramèr Martin R MR Desmeules Jules A JA
Frontiers in genetics 20220131
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are frequently occurring adverse effects following surgical procedures. Despite predictive risk scores and a pallet of prophylactic antiemetic treatments, it is still estimated to affect around 30% of the patients, reducing their well-being and increasing the burden of post-operative care. The aim of the current study was to characterize selected genetic risk factors of PONV to improve the identification of at risk patients. We genotyped 601 patients foll ...[more]