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Nausea, retching and vomiting remain common postoperative complications after ambulatory surgery, irrespective of the anesthetic technique. Nausea is defined as a subjectively unpleasant sensation associated with awareness of the urge to vomit. It is usually felt in the back of the throat and epigastrium, occurs in waves and may precede vomiting. Retching is defined as labored, spasmodic, rhythmic contractions of the respiratory muscles without the expulsion of gastric contents. Vomiting or emesis is the forceful expulsion of gastric contents from the mouth and may alleviate nausea. During vomiting, but not during retching, the hiatal portion of the diaphragm relaxes permitting a transfer of intra-abdominal pressure to the thorax.
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White, P.F. (1999). Current Concepts in Anti-Emetic Therapy. In: Stanley, T.H., Egan, T.D. (eds) Anesthesia for the New Millennium. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4566-4_24
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