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Low-dose droperidol (≤1 mg or ≤15 μg kg-1) for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults: quantitative systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Published inEuropean journal of anaesthesiology, vol. 29, no. 6, p. 286-294
Publication date2012
Abstract

Droperidol is widely used for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in European countries. It is unclear how efficacious low-dose droperidol is in the prevention of PONV.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Antiemetics/administration & dosage/adverse effects/therapeutic use
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Droperidol/administration & dosage/adverse effects/therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting/prevention & control
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome
Citation (ISO format)
SCHAUB, Isabelle et al. Low-dose droperidol (≤1 mg or ≤15 μg kg-1) for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults: quantitative systematic review of randomised controlled trials. In: European journal of anaesthesiology, 2012, vol. 29, n° 6, p. 286–294. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328352813f
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