Economics of antiemetics in anesthesia.
The optimal strategy for prevention and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting remains uncertain. In the present review we examine the evidence that prophylactic antiemetics increase patient satisfaction and reduce costs in selected cases, as compared with a strategy of waiting for symptoms to develop and then administering treatment. Finally, evidence in favor of a specific antiemetic drug and dose are scrutinized, and an overall guideline for treatment is developed.
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Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. watcha@email.chop.edu
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