Stephanie Weibel, Gerta Rücker, Leopold Hj Eberhart, Nathan L Pace, Hannah M Hartl, Olivia L Jordan, Debora Mayer, Manuel Riemer, Maximilian S Schaefer, Diana Raj, Insa Backhaus, Antonia Helf, Tobias Schlesinger, Peter Kienbaum, Peter Kranke
BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common adverse effect of anaesthesia and surgery. Up to 80% of patients may be affected. These outcomes are a major cause of patient dissatisfaction and may lead to prolonged hospital stay and higher costs of care along with more severe complications. Many antiemetic drugs are available for prophylaxis. They have various mechanisms of action and side effects, but there is still uncertainty about which drugs are most effective with the fewest side effects...
October 19, 2020: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews