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ArticleTurkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation2018

Effect of the Dexamethasone-Ondansetron Combination Versus Dexamethasone-Aprepitant Combination to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.

Sevgi Bilgen, Nurcan Kızılcık, Murat Haliloğlu, Gazi Yıldırım, Elif Çiğdem Kaspar, Özge Köner

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Article in Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06886230 (Assessing The Safety and Efficacy of Ondansetron, Dexamethasone, and Their Combined Regimen in Managing Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT06886230 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Assessing The Safety and Efficacy of Ondansetron, Dexamethasone, and Their Combined Regimen in Managing Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHafiz Muhammad HamzaRan2025 to 2025Enrolled105ConditionsPostoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)ArmsPlacebo (Normal Saline), Ondansetron (Zofran), Dexamethasone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sevgi BilgenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8351-4055
Nurcan KızılcıkDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Murat HaliloğluYedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6597-2810
Gazi YıldırımDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-6961
Elif Çiğdem KasparDepartment of Biostatistics, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-1236
Özge KönerDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Yeditepe University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5618-2216
Yedikule Teaching Hospital · TRYeditepe University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePostoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common problem associated with general anaesthesia. The incidence can be as high as 80% in high-risk patients. Our primary objective was to compare the efficacy of the combination of dexamethasone-ondansetron and dexamethasone-aprepitant in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.

methodsSeventy 18 to 60 years old patients scheduled for laparoscopic surgery were included in the study. Sixty-seven patients completed the study. Patients in the dexamethasone-aprepitant group (group DA, n=35) received 40 mg of aprepitant orally 1-2 hours before the induction of anaesthesia and 2 mL saline intravenously (iv) within the last 30 minutes of surgery; patients in the dexamethasone-ondansetron group (group DO, n=35) received oral placebo identical to aprepitant 1-2 hours before the induction of anaesthesia and 4 mg ondansetron iv within the last 30 minutes of surgery. All patients received 8 mg dexamethasone iv after the induction of anaesthesia. The primary outcome was a complete response (no postoperative nausea, retching and vomiting and no need for rescue antiemetic); the secondary outcomes were the incidence of nausea, retching, vomiting, the need of rescue antiemetic and opioid consumption within 24 hours after surgery.

resultsA complete response was not significantly different between the groups (group DO: 67%, DA: 69%) at 24 hours (p=0.93). The incidence of PONV and postoperative opioid consumption was similar between the groups.

conclusionThe study was designed to evaluate whether the combination of dexamethasone-aprepitant is better than the combination of dexamethasone-ondansetron regarding the complete response for PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. The results however showed that dexamethasone-aprepitant has not improved the complete response for PONV compared to dexamethasone-ondansetron.

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aprepitantDexamethasoneondansetron

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