Open AccessPerioperative Dextrose Infusion and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials
Author(s) -
Andrés Zorrilla-Vaca,
Diana Marmolejo-Posso,
Alexander B. Stone,
Jinlei Li,
Michael C. Grant
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000004019
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , vomiting , nausea , postoperative nausea and vomiting , anesthesia , antiemetic , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , surgery
Perioperative IV dextrose infusions have been investigated for their potential to reduce the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In this meta-analysis, we investigated the use of an intraoperative or postoperative infusion of dextrose for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.