Prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting are common and can be prevented. Complications of this condition cause higher rates of morbidity and mortality. A review of literature was carried out on MEDLINE, with focus on controlled clinical trials.

Postoperative cardiac artery bypass graft complications in elderly patients.

Purpose: Due to the increasing longevity of the and high prevalence of coronary heart disease in the aged , coronary artery bypass graft surgery has become frequent in older patients. The purpose of this study is to describe operative features, length of stay, complications and short term outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft in such patients.

Methods: From February 2005 to October 2007, 269 patients underwent coronary artery bypass graft.