BACKGROUND Nausea and vomiting during regional anesthesia for cesarean section still remain a major problem. We compared the efficacy of dexamethasone plus metoclopramide with dexamethasone alone for preventing nausea and vomiting during and after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section in parturients. METHODS The study was performed in 72 full-term parturient women of ASA I & II (American Soc...

synthetic lhrha or its superactive analogues stimulate gth release. it shows an overlap in the biological activity of lhrha and gnrh in many teleost species. the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of lhrha2, metoclopramide and chlorpromazine on hpg axis and plasma levels of ght ii. luteinizing hormone releasing hormone analogue 2 (lhrha2) (3 mg/kg) with dopamine antagonis’s...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting following anaesthesia and surgery are common and can create considerable problems regarding management of patients and outcome of the surgical procedure. METHODS This study evaluates and compares the efficacy and safety of the metochlopramide to that of prochlorperazine in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomy in y...

AIM Several reports have suggested the use of acupuncture as a useful treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), in particular the effects on nausea intensity was underlined. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of acupuncture sessions plus acupressure with a metoclopramide/vitamin B12 treatment. METHODS In this study we randomized 88 pregnant patients suffering from HG to receiv...

BACKGROUND Emergency Department (ED) headache patients are commonly treated with neuroleptic antiemetics like metoclopramide. Haloperidol has been shown to be effective for migraine treatment. STUDY OBJECTIVE Our study compared the use of metoclopramide vs. haloperidol to treat ED migraine patients. METHODS A prospective, double-blinded, randomized control trial of 64 adults aged 18-50 year...