Betahistine as an add-on: The magic bullet for postoperative nausea, vomiting and dizziness after middle ear surgery?

• Main Authors: Sandip Mukhopadhyay (Author), Mausumi Niyogi (Author), Ritam Ray (Author), Basabdatta Samanta Mukhopadhyay (Author), Manotosh Dutta (Author), Monoj Mukherjee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Patients undergoing middle ear surgery experience variable degrees of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) despite prophylaxis and treatment with ondansetron or other 5HT 3 receptor antagonists. Furthermore vertigo or dizziness are not well controlled perioperatively. Role of betahistin...