Relationship between dexamethasone added to periarticular anesthetic infiltration and postoperative nausea and vomiting following total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia: a retrospective observational study

Abstract Background Periarticular anesthetic infiltration (PAI) with a corticosteroid is a modality for pain control following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Systemic corticosteroids are an established antiemetic for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). The purpose of this re...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Yano, Takashi Imaizumi, Hidemi Matsu-ura, Tomoki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-020-00372-1