Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jul 1999
Meta AnalysisProphylactic ondansetron for postoperative emesis. Meta-analysis of its effectiveness in patients with previous history of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
The objective of this study was to compare, by means of meta-analysis, the postoperative antiemetic efficacy of ondansetron in patients with and without antecedents of postoperative nausea and vomiting. ⋯ The effectiveness of ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative vomiting is not affected by the patients' PH-PONV.