Is recall of dreaming during anesthesia a sign of occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting?
Tomonori Matsuyama, Hiroshi Iranami, Keisuke Fujii, Michiko Hirayama, Kouhei Kawashima
Journal of Anesthesia December 2013 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1653-1 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key points | PONV within 24 hours was associated with age under 50, postoperative epidural analgesia with morphine, and female gender, while PONV lasting beyond 24 hours was associated with dream recall. The authors suggest serotonin's role in both PONV and dream recall may indicate a possible relationship between the two. |
Abstract
We examined the relationships between recall of dreaming during anesthesia and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). We found a relationship between PONV within 24 h and age <50 years, use of postoperative epidural analgesia with morphine, and female gender. We also found a relationship between PONV lasting more than 24 h and dream recall. As serotonin plays an important role for both inducing PONV and dream recall, results of the present study may suggest a possible relationship between dream recall and PONV.
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