Does the routine prophylactic use of antiemetics affect the incidence of postdischarge nausea and vomiting following ambulatory surgery?: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Anesthesiology. 2003 Aug;99(2):488-95. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200308000-00033.

Authors

Anil Gupta¹, Christopher L Wu, Nabil Elkassabany, Courtney E Krug, Stephen D Parker, Lee A Fleisher

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 12883424
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200308000-00033

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Surgical Procedures*
Antiemetics / therapeutic use*
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / epidemiology
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / prevention & control*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

Antiemetics