Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most common and troubling side effects of treatment, and the side effect cancer patients tend to fear most. An improved understanding of the pathophysiology underlying CINV, together with a clear definition of the risk for nausea and vomiting associated with specific chemotherapeutic agents, has for allowed the development of specifi...

Background and Objective: Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common adverse effect of the anesthesia in laparoscopic surgery. Ondansetron has been used for prevention and treatment of the PONV. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of preemptive and preventive intravenous ondansetron on PONV in patients undergoing diagnostic gynecologic laparoscopy. Materials &...

Appropriate analgesia is important for postoperative pain relief, the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and early postoperative recovery. Droperidol has strong antiemetic activity and is administrated for prophylaxis of PONV. An intravenous route of administration is generaly recommended for droperidol. The intravenous (IV) injection of droperidol bolus at the end of the su...

AANA Journal August 2009 Vol. 77, No. 4 293 Frequently, patients identified as high risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are treated prophylactically with intravenous (IV) ondansetron and postoperatively with IV promethazine. The purpose of this study was to determine if using an aromatic therapy of 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) would be more effective than promethazine in resolution...

INTRODUCTION Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is one of the most important worries of cancer patients. Although not life-threatening, it has a great negative impact on quality of life (QOL). OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the impact of CINV (i.e., acute and delayed) on breast cancer patients QOL and to discern opinions related with antiemetic guidelines used d...

Cardiac surgery has been associated with a significant incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). To assess the antiemetic property of midazolam, we undertook this double-blinded, randomized trial in 200 patients undergoing cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass, and we compared its efficacy with that of ondansetron in preventing PONV. Assessments on the occurrence of PONV...

The antiemetic efficacy of haloperidol was studied using data from 15 published (1962-1988) and 8 unpublished randomized trials; 1,397 adults received haloperidol, and 1,071 were controls. Settings were postoperative nausea or vomiting (1,994 patients), gastroenterology (261), chemotherapy (189), and radiation therapy (24). The relative benefit to prevent postoperative nausea or vomiting during...

BACKGROUND We investigated the effects of a novel method of anesthesia combining propofol and volatile anesthesia on the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery. METHODS Patients were randomly divided into three groups: those maintained with sevoflurane (Group S, n=42), propofol (Group P, n=42), or combined propofol and sevoflur...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In this study we investigated comparatively the efficacy of combination therapy with ondansetron plus droperidol versus monotherapy with each agent alone in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting following elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hun...