Open Access5HT3antagonists for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in breast surgery: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
VS Gota,
AK Singhal,
S. Kannan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.93249
Subject(s) - medicine , jadad scale , placebo , postoperative nausea and vomiting , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , nausea , adverse effect , odds ratio , vomiting , anesthesia , cochrane library , alternative medicine , pathology
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are distressing adverse events following breast cancer surgery with an incidence of up to 80%. 5HT 3 antagonists are commonly employed as drugs of first choice for PONV although there is no clear evidence favoring one pharmacological approach over another.
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