Preoperative Transdermal Hyoscine for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
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Transdermal hyoscine and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Forty-two patients, undergoing major gynaecological surgery, were randomly allocated to have a patch applied to the skin behind one ear, containing either hyoscine or placebo. They were followed up at 24-hour intervals for 3 days postoperatively and divided into matched pairs for statistical analysis. There was a significant (p less than 0.01) reduction in nausea and vomiting in the first 24 ho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0310-057X,1448-0271
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x8901700308