Efficacy of the oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist aprepitant administered with ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Efficacy of the oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist aprepitant administered with ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Background5-HT3 receptor antagonist, dexamethasone and droperidol were used for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Recently, neurokinin-1 (NK1) antagonist has been used for PONV. We evaluated the effect of oral aprepitant premedication in addition to ondansetron.MethodsA tot...

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Main Authors: Chae Seong Lim, Young-Kwon Ko, Yoon-Hee Kim, Sang-Il Park, Jae-Kook Kim, Myoung-Joong Kim, Hyun-Joong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2013-03-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
aprepitant
ondansetron
ponv
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-64-212.pdf

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