An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Najran University Hospital, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Ondansetron versus metoclopramide and hyoscine as prophylaxis for nausea and vomiting post sleeve gastrectomy: Randomized controlled trial
Author(s):
Alsareii Saeed Ali, Alamri*, Alamri Abdulrahman Manaa, Salem Farag, Saad A Alkahtani and Abdullah I Aedh
Background: Since it began to be used intermittently in the 1950s, there has been an upward trend in bariatric surgery, with the use of this procedure increasing more than 20-fold since 2010. Among the adverse Postoperative Events, Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) following general anaesthesia and surgery were recorded as the most distressing and frequent, affecting on average somewhere between 30%-50% of patients, though the frequency of these events varies considerably. Aim: This study purports to determine which of the various drugs available were the most effective in controlling PONV in patients post sleeve gastrectomy. Methodology: A prospective, randomized controlled study with parallel groups was conducted with 45 patients, all of whom had undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy under general anaesthesia. The patients were enrolled on the study, and then 15 patients were allocated.. Read More»
10.37532/1897-2276.2021.16(1).12
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