BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a distressing complication of surgery, and 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are often prescribed to prevent it. Ondansetron is the agent typically administered to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. Although ramosetron has a longer duration of action than ondansetron, it remains unclear whether ramosetron is the more effective medication. We perf...

Background: Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) following surgical operations requiring general anesthesia are common and distressing. The incidence of PONV may be as high as 70% during the first 24 hrs of tonsillectomy. Objective: This study determines the effects of intraoperative well-hydration on postoperative nausea and vomiting. Methods: 90 ASA I patients with age of 6-12 years  sch...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting after general anesthesia is not only an unpleasant problem affecting 20-30% of surgical patients but may also lead to severe postoperative complications. There is a particularly high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting following thyroidectomy. Dexamethasone has been described as highly effective against chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomi...

background: post-operative nausea and vomiting (ponv) following surgical operations requiring general anesthesia are common and distressing. the incidence of ponv may be as high as 70% during the first 24 hrs of tonsillectomy.   objective: this study determines the effects of intraoperative well-hydration on postoperative nausea and vomiting.   methods: 90 asa i patients with age of 6-12 years ...

Postoperative nausea and vomiting is an unpleasant, distressing, and exhausting experience for patient. This is more common and severe in tympanomastoid surgery. The role of dexamethasone prevention of this complication is unclear and during recent years much attention has been paid to it. In order to evaluate prophylactic effect of dexamethasone on postoperative nausea and vomiting after masto...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to specifically determine the impact of a fixed dose of ginger administration, compared with placebo, on the 24-hour postoperative nausea and vomiting. STUDY DESIGN The design was a systematic review and metaanalysis of trials revealed by searches. Randomized controlled trials comparing ginger with placebo to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting and po...

postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) is one of the most common postoperative complications. aside from pharmacological interventions, other complementary healing modalities have been introduced to assist patients in decreasing ponv and improving postoperative outcomes. this study examined acupressure as a safe complement to the more traditional approach of using drugs to prevent and/or reli...