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ArticleKorean journal of anesthesiology2017

A comparison of palonosetron and dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting in orthopedic patients receiving patient-controlled epidural analgesia.

Byung-Gun Kim, Hyunzu Kim, Hyun-Kyoung Lim, Chunwoo Yang, Sora Oh, Byung-Wook Lee

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Article in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of Ramosetron on Nausea and Vomiting Following Spinal Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2022
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  4. PONV prevention: still not enough.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2017
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Byung-Gun KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Hyunzu KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Hyun-Kyoung LimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2694-1258
Chunwoo YangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9147-3879
Sora OhDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Byung-Wook LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Inha University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the major concerns after anesthesia and surgery, and it may be more frequent in orthopedic patients receiving patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA). The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of palonosetron and dexamethasone on the prevention of PONV in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty and receiving PCEA.

methodsPatients scheduled for total hip or knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia/PCEA were randomly allocated to receive either intravenous palonosetron (0.075 mg, n = 50) or dexamethasone (5 mg, n = 50). Treatments were administered intravenously to the patients 30 min before the beginning of surgery. The total incidence of PONV and incidence in each time period, severity of nausea, need for rescue anti-emetics, pain score, and adverse effects during the first 48 h postoperatively were evaluated.

resultsThe total incidence of PONV was lower in the palonosetron group compared with the dexamethasone group (18.4% vs. 36.7%, P = 0.042), but there were no statistically significant differences in incidence between the groups at all time points. No significant intergroup differences were observed in the severity of nausea, use of rescue anti-emetics, pain score, and adverse effects.

conclusionsAlthough there were no significant differences in the incidence of PONV between the treatment groups at all time points, intravenous palonosetron reduced the total incidence of PONV in orthopedic patients receiving PCEA compared with dexamethasone.

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DexamethasoneEpidural analgesiaPalonosetronPatient-controlled analgesiaPostoperative nausea and vomiting

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PMCPMC5645584
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