Systematic review of ondansetron for the prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults

F Cox - British Journal of Theatre Nursing (United Kingdom), 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To determine the efficacy and safety of ondansetron for the prevention and
treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in adults. Design Systematic review …

A small dose of droperidol decreases postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults but cannot improve an already excellent patient satisfaction

A Hechler, S Neumann, M Jehmlich… - Acta …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background: We evaluated whether or not 1) a routine prophylaxis with 20 μg· kg− 1 body
weight of droperidol would efficiently prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) …

Single iv bolus dose of ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and emesis.

P Moens, M Levarlet, P Hendrickx… - Acta …, 1997 - europepmc.org
In this placebo controlled, double blind multicentre study, the efficacy and safety of a single
iv bolus dose of ondansetron 4 mg were evaluated in the prevention of postoperative …

Ondansetron, droperidol and their combination for the prevention of post-operative vomiting in children

A Klockgether-Radke, S Neumann… - European journal of …, 1997 - cambridge.org
In this study the antiemetic effects of droperidol, ondansetron and their combination were
evaluated in 160 ASA Grade I and II children undergoing surgery for strabismus, who were …

[HTML][HTML] Postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis: the efficacy of a novel antiemetic drug (palonosetron) combined with dexamethasone

EE Mansour - Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Palonosetron is a new, potent, and long-acting 5HT3-receptors antagonist that
had been approved by the FDA for use in postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) …

Ondansetron versus droperidol or placebo to prevent nausea and vomiting after otologic surgery

WS Jellish, JP Leonetti, E Fluder… - … —Head and Neck …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
This study compares the preoperative administration of ondansetron with that of droperidol
or saline solution for the prevention of nausea and vomiting in otologic surgery patients. A …

Prospective application of a simplified risk score to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting

D Rüsch, L Eberhart, A Biedler… - Canadian Journal of …, 2005 - search.proquest.com
Prospective application of a simplified risk score to prevent postoperative nausea and
vomiting Page 1 Purpose: To compare the risk-adapted approach with ondansetron against …

Single Dose Ondansetron for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Results from the Italian Multicentre Ondansetron Study

N Volpe, A Gesini, S Collini, L Sarli, MT Grassano - Drug Investigation, 1994 - Springer
In order to verify the efficacy and safety of a single intravenous dose of ondansetron in the
prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), 928 patients undergoing …

Postoperative nausea and vomiting. Propofol or thiopentone: does choice of induction agent affect outcome?

PS Myles, M Hendrata, AM Bennett… - … and intensive care, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) has many causes, including anaesthetic drugs.
Choice of induction agent may affect the incidence of PONV, though the evidence is …

Has the use of meta-analysis enhanced our understanding of therapies for postoperative nausea and vomiting?

PF White, MF Watcha - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1999 - journals.lww.com
The MEDLINE database for the years 1995–1998 contains 188 reports of clinical trials
involving different therapeutic regimens for the management of postoperative nausea and …