Open AccessDoes dexamethasone prevent subarachnoid meperidin-induced nausea, vomiting and pruritus after cesarean delivery?
Author(s) -
Nadia Banihashem,
Bahman Hasannasab,
Hakimeh Alereza
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.114057
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , vomiting , dexamethasone , anesthesia , saline , incidence (geometry) , physics , optics
Opioid-induced side effects such as nausea and vomiting and pruritus are common and may be more debilitating than pain itself. We performed a study to assess the efficacy of dexamethasone in reducing postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pruritus in patients receiving neuraxial anesthesia with meperidine.