Koivuranta PONV Score

Koivuranta PONV score (Koivuranta 1997): female sex, prior PONV, motion sickness, non-smoker, and surgery > 60 min each 1 point; total 0-5 predicts postoperative nausea/vomiting risk.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Female sex
Yes
Previous PONV
Yes
Non-smoker
Yes

Result: Koivuranta score 3 of 5 — ~54% PONV risk.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

0-5
Female, prior PONV, motion sickness, non-smoker, surgery > 60 min, each 1 point. PONV risk ~ 17/18/42/54/74/87% for 0-5. A risk score, not a diagnosis.

What you enter

  • Female sex
  • Previous PONV
  • History of motion sickness
  • Non-smoker
  • Surgery > 60 minutes
How this is calculated

Koivuranta M, Laara E, Snare L, Alahuhta S. A survey of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Anaesthesia. 1997;52(5):443-449. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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