BACKGROUND Dexamethasone is an antiemetic alternative to ondansetron. We aimed to compare the effects of dexamethasone and ondansetron in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase, Medline and Cochrane Library (from inception to July 2014) for eligible studies. The primary outcome was the incidence of PO...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the major concerns after anesthesia and surgery, and it may be more frequent in orthopedic patients receiving patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA). The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of palonosetron and dexamethasone on the prevention of PONV in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty and receiving PCEA....

Introduction The first recorded case of death from salt poisoning was in the London Courier October 1 1828. 'A man proposed to some of his comrades to sup a pound of common salt in a pint of ale'. Soon after accomplishing his feat 'he was seized with all the symptoms of irritant poisoning and died within twenty-four hours'. Accidental poisoning with sodium chloride in infants and young children...

The outcome of anti-emetic therapy (AT) to women with gynaecological cancer receiving chemotherapy, in total 552 courses, was registered for a 1-year period. A quality improvement (QI) programme was established, based on three standardized AT regimens. Evaluation and documentation of AT effects were performed by the patients themselves, reporting the number of emetic episodes and degree of naus...