SAN DIEGO—The administration of intraoperative opioids was significantly associated with post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PDNV) in children, and long-acting opioids had far worse effects than their short-acting counterparts.
“This study started out along the lines of a quality-assurance project into unexplored territory in children,” said Proshad Efune, MD, currently a fellow in the Pediatric Critical Clinical Care Department at Children’s Medical Center, in