Open AccessThe effect of esmolol compared to opioids on postoperative nausea and vomiting, postanesthesia care unit discharge time, and analgesia in noncardiac surgery: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Venkatesan Thiruvenkatarajan,
Richard W. Watts,
Marni Calvert,
G. Newcombe,
Roelof Van Wijk
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.209747
Subject(s) - medicine , esmolol , anesthesia , postoperative nausea and vomiting , nausea , vomiting , heart rate , blood pressure
Perioperative esmolol as an opioid alternative has been shown to reduce postoperative nausea vomiting using opioid sparing. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare esmolol and opioids on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), time spent in recovery, and analgesia in noncardiac surgeries.