Intra-operative dexmedetomidine reduces early postoperative nausea but not vomiting in adult patients after gynaecological laparoscopic surgery: A randomised controlled trial

CONCLUSION: For adult patients undergoing gynaecological laparoscopic surgery, supplemental use of dexmedetomidine during general anaesthesia reduced the incidence of early postoperative nausea but not vomiting within the 24 h after surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-IPR-15006914.
Source: European Journal of Anaesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Postoperative nausea and vomiting Source Type: research