Phenothiazine vs 5HT3 Antagonist Prophylactic Regimens to Prevent Post‐Anesthesia Care Unit Rescue Antiemetic: An Observational Study
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54112#.VO2ETizQrzE Author(s) Joseph R. Ruiz 1* , Joe E. Ensor 2 , Jeffrey W. Lim 1 , Antoinette Van Meter 1 , Thomas F. Rahlfs 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA . 2 Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA . ABSTRACT Purpose: Our practitioners are asked to consider a patient’s postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) risk profile when developing their prophylactic antiemetic strategy. There is wide variation in employed strategies, and we have yet to determine the most effective PONV prophylactic regimen. The objective of this study is to compare prophylactic antiemetic regimens containing: phenothiazines to 5HT3 antagonists for effectiveness at reducing the incidence of Post‐Anesthesia Care Uni...