The effect of intraoperative antiemetics on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients receiving intrathecal morphine for elective caesarean deliveries

• Main Authors: Marcelo Epsztein Kanczuk (Author), Nicholas J Lightfoot (Author), Yayoi Ohashi (Author), Jian Yang Chong (Author), Hamish S Mace (Author), David W Hoppe (Author), Edmond J O'Loughlin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IMR Press, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) when intrathecal morphine (ITM) is used for caesarean delivery (CD) is up to 80% without antiemetic prophylaxis. Prophylactic antiemetics can reduce this rate by 50%, except for dexamethasone that did not show to be effective in t...