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01-07-2010 | Letter

Matching groups for studying postoperative nausea and vomiting: should we care?

Authors: Boris Mraovic, Tatjana Šimurina

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 7/2010

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With great interest, we read the article by Ryu et al. [1] comparing the prophylactic efficacy of ondansetron and ramosetron for relieving PONV after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The study added to the growing body of evidence that ramosetron is as effective as ondansetron for PONV prophylaxis. …

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Mraović B, Šimurina T, Sonicki Z, Skitarelić N, Gan TJ (2008) Dose-response of nitrous oxide in postoperative nausea in patients undergoing gynecologic laparoscopic surgery: a preliminary study. Anesth Analg 107:818–823CrossRefPubMed

Myles PS, Leslie K, Chan MT, Forbes A, Paech MJ, Peyton P, Silbert BS, Pascoe E, ENIGMA Trial Group (2007) Avoidance of nitrous oxide for patients undergoing major surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Anesthesiology 107:221–231CrossRefPubMed

Title: Matching groups for studying postoperative nausea and vomiting: should we care?
Authors: Boris Mraovic
Tatjana Šimurina
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 7/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0847-y

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