Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Kulsoom Farhat

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• Research Article
  Comparison of Ondansetron and Metoclopramide for PONV Prophylaxis in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  Author(s): Kulsoom Farhat, Anwar Kamal Pasha and Waqas Ahmad Kazi Kulsoom Farhat, Anwar Kamal Pasha and Waqas Ahmad Kazi
  
  Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common distressing complications of surgery and anaesthesia. Objective: The present study was designed to compare the relative antiemetic efficacy and safety of intravenous (I/V) ondansetron and metoclopramide for prevention of PONV after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adult female patients under General Anesthesia (GA). Material and methods: In this prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study we included 150 adult American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Grade I or II female patients, aged 18-55 years, undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under GA. The anaesthetic technique, drugs, monitoring and care were standardized in all the patients during the perioperative period. The patients were divided into two groups u.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000297

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