Open AccessHaloperidol vs. ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting following gynaecological surgery
Author(s) -
Marie T. Aouad,
Sahar M. Siddik-Sayyid,
Samar K. Taha,
Mireille Azar,
Viviane G. Nasr,
M. A. Hakki,
Dani Zoorob,
Anis Baraka
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021506001323
Subject(s) - ondansetron , medicine , nausea , anesthesia , haloperidol , vomiting , antiemetic , placebo , postoperative nausea and vomiting , adverse effect , dopamine , alternative medicine , pathology
Ondansetron is widely used for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting, while haloperidol is an antiemetic that lacks recent data on efficacy and adverse effects.