Postoperative causes
Postoperatively, vomiting may be caused by:
- paralytic ileus
- mechanical obstruction
- agents administered, e.g. general anaesthetics, analgesics, cytotoxic chemotherapy
- the operative procedure, e.g. gastrectomy causing bilious vomiting
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