Open AccessEffect of ondansetron in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting under different conditions of general anesthesia: A preliminary, randomized, controlled study
Author(s) -
Dengxin Zhang,
Zhiyun Shen,
Jinmao You,
Zhu Xiao-lian,
Qi-Feng Tang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009734.2013.768315
Subject(s) - ondansetron , medicine , anesthesia , nausea , vomiting , propofol , sevoflurane , incidence (geometry) , postoperative nausea and vomiting , group b , surgery , physics , optics
Two hundred and forty patients were randomly allocated into six groups: Group I, anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane; Group II, anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane and 8 mg of ondansetron; Group III, anesthesia was maintained with propofol; Group IV, anesthesia was maintained with propofol and 8 mg of ondansetron; Group V, anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane and propofol; Group VI, anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane combined with propofol and 8 mg of ondansetron.