Why the study?
Does granisetron reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting compared to ondansetron and metoclopramide in female patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Population
90 female patients, age range 30-50 years, undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under standard general…
Comparison
Granisetron 1mg injection 10 minutes before… vs Ondansetron 8mg injection or Metoclopramide 10mg…
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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May support granisetron for PONV prophylaxis in this population; hypothesis-generating and requires larger trials before practice change.
Does granisetron reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting compared to ondansetron and metoclopramide in female patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Granisetron is more effective than ondansetron and metoclopramide for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Yeasmeen et al. (2009) studied this question.
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