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Hello: ai have seen zofran, reglan and decadron given pre-op in pts with a hx of post-op n&v. in the pacu, we use zofran quite regularly, and it seems to work well. I usually dilute with 8ccns and push. we also give vistaril im,but it is generally used in conjuntion with demerol for a potentiating effect of the narcotic, we also use it as a anti-anxiety med too sometimes. We have one doc that still orders droperiodol, it does have good sedative effects as well as anti-emetic effects. but i don't see it as often.

frank bleeding to me is a pt in the pacu who is a fresh post-op and whose dressing is soaked with blood from a wound not sutured properly,or a saoked v-pad that you have to change frequently..I don,t mean serosanginous blood which is mixed with irrigant during a case like in an arthroscopy.