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Archive > August, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 8

This Just In

PM starts lead to anesthesia complications

Surgery Not an Afternoon Delight
As Dinnertime Nears, Anesthesia Complications Rise
Patients whose surgeries began around 4 p.m. are about four times more likely to request pain medication and experience post-operative nausea and vomiting than those whose surgeries started around 9 a.m., a new study suggests.

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