Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Agnes Arnold.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is reported to occur in up to 92% of surgical cases. In this article, Agnes Arnold defines the terms, identifies a range of therapies and risk factors, examines the dangers and discusses the management of PONV. The article was originally produced as a study for ENB 183.
This is the first of a two-part article in which Agnes Arnold examines the role of the perioperative nurse in the prophylaxis of lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This part discusses the pathophysiology of DVT and the methods of assessing an individual's risk of developing the disorder. Part 2, which will appear in the September edition of BJPN, will deal with prophylaxis of DVT. It will critically analyse the research, cost-effectiveness, side-effects and target patient population of each prophylactic regimen.
In last month's BJPB, Agnes Arnold discussed the pathophysiology of deep vein thrombosis and suggested ways that the risk could be reduced, particularly with respect to DVTs resulting from endothelial damage in surgery. In this, the second of a two-part series, Agnes continues by looking at hypercoagulability of blood and venous stasis and the impact of these conditions on the risk of DVT.