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Postoperative causes

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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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