[Postoperative nausea and vomiting--possibility to prevent after long-lasting gynecological operations].

The aim of this study is to establish the possibilities for effective influence upon the postoperative nausea and vomiting and to summarize the existing literature data. The observation is carried out upon 361 patients with performed hysterectomy, who were hospitalised at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University Hospital "Saint George" Plovdiv for the period January-December 2003 year. We performed randomized study about the effect of the application of dexamethasone used in the introduction of anaesthesia and its effect upon the postoperative nausea and vomiting. Our observation confirms the literature data about the safe and effective application of dexamethasone as a method of choice for minimizing the frequency of the postoperative nausea and vomiting