Dexamethasone versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery : a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone is an antiemetic alternative to ondansetron. We aimed to compare the effects of dexamethasone and ondansetron in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.

METHODS: We searched PubMed, Embase, Medline and Cochrane Library (from inception to July 2014) for eligible studies. The primary outcome was the incidence of PONV during the first 24 h after surgery. The secondary outcomes included PONV in the early postoperative stage (0-6 h), PONV in the late postoperative stage (6-24 h), and the postoperative anti-emetics used at both stages. We calculated pooled risk ratios (RR) and 95 % CIs using random- and fixed-effects models.

RESULTS: Seven trials involving 608 patients were included in this meta-analysis, which found that dexamethasone had a comparable effectiveness in preventing PONV (RR, 0.91; 95 % CI, 0.73-1.13; P = 0.39) with that of ondansetron within 24 h of laparoscopic surgery, with no evidence of heterogeneity among the studies (I(2) = 0 %; P = 0.71). In the early postoperative stage (0-6 h), ondansetron was better at decreasing PONV than dexamethasone (RR, 1.71; 95 % CI, 1.05-2.77; P = 0.03), while in the late postoperative stage (6-24 h), dexamethasone was more effective in preventing PONV than ondansetron (RR, 0.51; 95 % CI, 0.27-0.93; P = 0.03). There was no significant difference in the postoperative anti-emetics used (RR, 0.90; 95 % CI, 0.67-1.19; P = 0.45).

CONCLUSIONS: Dexamethasone was as effective and as safe as ondansetron in preventing PONV. Dexamethasone should be encouraged as an alternative to ondansetron for preventing PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

BMC anesthesiology - 15(2015) vom: 15. Aug., Seite 118

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Xian-Xue [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Quan [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Dao-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Hui-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ai-Guo [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Fu-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Hua-Jing [VerfasserIn]

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Antiemetics
Dexamethasone
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Ondansetron

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Date Completed 07.04.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12871-015-0100-2

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NLM251864626