title: [Comparison of the effectiveness of metoclopramide and dexamethasone in the prevention of cytostatic-induced vomiting].
abstract: Efficiency of anti-emetic properties of metoclopramide and dexamethasone was compared. Both drugs were administered to 22 patients with newly diagnosed untreated previously Hodgkin's disease during ABVD therapy. Number of vomiting episodes, nausea intensity and everyday patients' activity on the day of cytostatics administration were evaluated. Metoclopramide prevented vomiting in 55% of patients while dexamethasone in 65%. This difference was statistically insignificant. Patients' everyday activity was statistically significantly more frequently normal in patients receiving dexamethasone in comparison with placebo and decreased in patients receiving metoclopramide. Therefore, patients preferred dexamethasone.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Hematologii AM we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Usnarska-Zubkiewicz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotlarek-Haus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiela-Hojeńska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orzechowska-Juzwenko
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gabryś
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D003907:Dexamethasone; D008787:Metoclopramide
vernacular_title: Porównanie skuteczności metoklopramidu i deksametazonu w zapobieganiu wymiotom po cytostatykach.