The effect of aprepitant for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing gynecologic surgery with intravenous patient controlled analgesia using fentanyl: aprepitant plus ramosetron vs ramosetron alone

The effect of aprepitant for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing gynecologic surgery with intravenous patient controlled analgesia using fentanyl: aprepitant plus ramosetron vs ramosetron alone

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an aprepitant, neurokinin-1(NK1) receptor antagonist, for reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for up to 24 hours in patients regarded as high risk undergoing gynecological surgery with intravenous patient-controlled anal...

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Main Authors: Se-Jin Lee, Su Myung Lee, Soon Im Kim, Si Young Ok, Sang Ho Kim, Sun-Young Park, Mun-Gyu Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-09-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
aprepitant
gynecologic anesthesia
neurokinin-1 receptor
patient controlled analgesia
postoperative nausea and vomiting
ramosetron
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-63-221.pdf

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