The effect of intraoperative antiemetics on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients receiving intrathecal morphine for elective caesarean deliveries

The effect of intraoperative antiemetics on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients receiving intrathecal morphine for elective caesarean deliveries

Background: The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) when intrathecal morphine (ITM) is used for caesarean delivery (CD) is up to 80% without antiemetic prophylaxis. Prophylactic antiemetics can reduce this rate by 50%, except for dexamethasone that did not show to be effective in t...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Epsztein Kanczuk, Nicholas J Lightfoot, Yayoi Ohashi, Jian Yang Chong, Hamish S Mace, David W Hoppe, Edmond J O’Loughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2022-02-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
antiemetic prophylaxis
caesarean delivery
caesarean section
intrathecal morphine
postoperative nausea and vomiting
Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/49/2/10.31083/j.ceog4902050

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