A comparison of ondansetron with promethazine for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who received prophylaxis with ondansetron: a retrospective database analysis.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
BACKGROUND: There are little data on the efficacy of antiemetics for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients who received prior PONV prophylaxis. METHODS: In this retrospective database analysis, we compared the efficacy of ondansetron with that of promethazine for treating PONV in adults receiving general anesthesia who failed ondansetron prophylaxis. RESULTS: Three thousand sixty-two patients received ondansetron and 752 received promethazine after failure of ondansetron prophylaxis. The complete response (no PONV and no further rescue) was 68% after administration of promethazine and 50% after ondansetron administration (P < 0.0001). There was no difference in complete response between 6.25 mg and higher doses of promethazine. CONCLUSIONS: Promethazine was significantly more effective than ondansetron for treating PONV after failed ondansetron prophylaxis. Promethazine 6.25 mg was as effective as higher doses.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Habib, AS; Reuveni, J; Taguchi, A; White, WD; Gan, TJ
Published Date
- March 2007
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 104 / 3
Start / End Page
- 548 - 551
PubMed ID
- 17312206
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1526-7598
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1213/01.ane.0000252433.73485.be
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States