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Evaluation of Dexamethasone as an Antiemetic in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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Jahangir Sarwar Khan JSK. Evaluation of Dexamethasone as an Antiemetic in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. JRMC [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];14(2). Available from: https://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/696

Abstract

Background: To determine whether intravenous Dexamethasone (8mg), during anaesthesia, would decrease early postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods: In this double- blind, randomized controlled trial, hundred patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were divided in two groups. In Group-A, 50 patients, who received Inj. Dexamethasone 8 mg were compared with Group B, a control group of fifty patients who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy but did not receive Inj. Dexamethasone. Results: Group A showed low frequency of PONV when compared to Group B(nausea 6 vs. 27 and vomiting 3 vs. 13 , with p value of < 0.001 and < 0.006 respectively. Conclusion: Inj.Dexamethasone given during anaesthesia effectively controls postoperative nausea and vomiting.

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