Dexamethasone combined with other antiemetics for prophylaxis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Background/Objective: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common and distressing adverse events after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) was performed to determine the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone combined with othe...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Ying Si, Lu-Peng Wu, Xiu-Dong Li, Bin Li, Yan-Ming Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958414000542