Anti-Emetic Efficacy of Tropisetron and Metoclopramide

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 266 - 270
• Main Authors: Yilmazlar, A, Yilmazlar, T, Gürpinar, E, Korun, N, Kutlay, O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.1996; Cambridge Medical Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Antiemetics - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Digestive system; Double-Blind Method; Elective Surgical Procedures; Female; Humans; Indoles - therapeutic use; Male; Medical sciences; Metoclopramide - therapeutic use; Middle Aged; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Placebos; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Prospective Studies; Serotonin Antagonists - therapeutic use; Tropisetron; Metoclopramide; Post-operative vomiting; Human; Postoperative; Intravenous administration; General anesthesia; Prevention; Chemotherapy; D2 Dopamine receptor; Vomiting; Complication; Antagonist; Antiemetic; Comparative study; Premedication; 5-HT3 receptor

Post-operative vomiting, especially in ambulatory surgical patients, remains a troublesome problem. This placebo-controlled, randomized, prospective double-blind trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of two prophylactic anti-emetic regimens on post-operative vomiting in 1-day thyroid surgery....