Open AccessDexamethasone for the treatment of established postoperative nausea and vomiting
Author(s) -
Christoph Czarnetzki,
Éric Albrecht,
Jules Alexandre Desmeules,
Christian Kern,
Jean-Baptiste Corpataux,
Sylvain Gander,
Sander M J van Kuijk,
Martin R. Tramèr
Publication year - 2021
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 - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001636
Subject(s) - retching , medicine , antiemetic , postoperative nausea and vomiting , nausea , anesthesia , vomiting , placebo , dexamethasone , population , clinical endpoint , surgery , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Dexamethasone is widely used for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) but little is known about its efficacy for the treatment of established PONV.