What's Your PONV IQ?

On the Web; 1 What percentage of your patients suffer from PONV?; 2 Which of the following PONV risk factors are supported by strong evidence?; 3 Do you assess and communicate risk factors pre-operatively within the team?; 4 True or false: Rescuing with an agent from a different antiemetic class has been demonstrated to be more effective than repeat administration of the agent used for prophylaxis.; 5 Do you encourage healthy patients undergoing elective procedures to drink clear fluids up to two hours before surgery?; 6 True or false: Use of supplemental oxygen intraoperatively to reduce PONV is not supported by the evidence.; 7 If a patient complains of nausea, how do you quantify its severity?; 8 How do you manage patients past the point of discharge?; Beyond refute; Alta Bates Summit Medical Center; Ambulatory Surgery Center; American Association; American Society; Anesthesiologists. 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