Open AccessThe effect of intravenous dextrose administration for prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A double-blind, randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Abolfazl Firouzian,
Alieh Zamani Kiasari,
Gholamali Godazandeh,
Afshin Gholipour Baradari,
Abbas Alipour,
Ahmad Reza Taheri,
Amir Emami Zeydi,
Maryam Montazemi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_420_16
Subject(s) - medicine , pacu , anesthesia , nausea , postoperative nausea and vomiting , vomiting , placebo , odds ratio , randomized controlled trial , antiemetic , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common and distressing complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intravenous (IV) dextrose administration for the prophylaxis of PONV after LC.