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SynthesisThe Journal of international medical research2018

Effects of palonosetron and ondansetron on preventing nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic surgery.

Qili Liu, Chengmao Zhou, Zeqing Bao, Yu Zhu

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Synthesis in The Journal of international medical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qili LiuZhaoqing Medical College, Zhaoqing, China.
Chengmao ZhouZhaoqing Medical College, Zhaoqing, China.
Zeqing BaoZhaoqing Medical College, Zhaoqing, China.
Yu ZhuZhaoqing Medical College, Zhaoqing, China.
Zhaoqing University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of palonosetron and ondansetron in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery with general anesthesia. Methods We searched for randomized controlled clinical trials in PubMed, Embase, and The Cochrane Library. Results Nine studies were enrolled in this meta-analysis and showed no statistically significant difference between palonosetron and ondansetron in the prevention of PONV in the first 24 hours after surgery (relative risk [RR], 0.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.35-1.10). Palonosetron more effectively prevented vomiting at various time intervals during the first 24 hours postoperatively than did ondansetron: 0-2 hours (RR, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.26-0.78), 2-6 hours (RR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.39-1.40), and 6-24 hours (RR, 1.20; 95% CI, 0.55-2.64). No significant differences in side effects were found between palonosetron and ondansetron (RR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.40-1.14). Conclusion This meta-analysis demonstrated that palonosetron is not more efficacious than ondansetron in the prevention of early PONV. However, palonosetron was more efficacious than ondansetron in the prevention of vomiting after laparoscopic surgery.

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Anesthesia, GeneralAntiemeticsHumansIsoquinolinesLaparoscopyOndansetronPalonosetronPostoperative Nausea and VomitingQuinuclidinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeAntiemeticsIsoquinolinesOndansetronPalonosetronQuinuclidinesgeneral anesthesialaparoscopic surgerymeta-analysisondansetronPalonosetronpostoperative nausea and vomiting

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PMID28718727
PMCPMC6011319
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