Postoperative Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting: A Comperative Study of Droperidol, Memelopranzide and Dramamine

SELMİN ÖKESLİ, SEMA TUNCER, Sadık Özmen, A. Feyza Ünal, A. Erkan Ünal

  • Year : 1992
  • Vol : 8
  • No : 3
  •  Page : 375-378
A hundred consecutive patients undergoing various surgery ender general anesthesia were giyen 1.25 mg. Droperidol, 10 ıng. Metoclopramide , 100 mg. Dra-mamine or a sahne placebo intravenously in a doubly - blind random fashion 5 minutes before the end of anesthesia to prevent postoperatiw nausea and vomiting during the first 24 hours postoperativei y. Significantly (p< 0.01 ), fewer of patients giyen droperidol were nauseated and vomited (6.6 %) in comparison with patient giyen saline (incidence of nausea and vomiting was 46 %).1ncidences of nausea and vomiting were sirnilar in patients giyen Metocloprarnide,Dramamine or h is concluded that Droperidol is effectiye in the prevetion and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting after general anesthesia but that Metoclopramide or Dramaınine are not.
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Postoperative Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting: A Comperative Study of Droperidol, Memelopranzide and Dramamine
, Vol. 8 (3)
Received : 24.10.1992, Accepted : 24.10.1992, Published Online : 24.10.2020
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