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CYP2D6 isoenzyme and ABCB1 gene polymorphisms associated with postoperative nausea and vomiting in women undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized trial.
Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier) - 1 Jan 2000
Ribeiro Angela Henrique Silva, Braga Estêvão Luiz Carvalho, Ferreira Nathalia de Araújo Gouveia, Olej Beni, Verçosa Nubia, Antunes Leonardo Dos Santos, Cavalcanti Ismar Lima
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Postoperative nausea and vomiting is still a common complication. Serotonin receptor antagonists are commonly used in clinical practice for antiemetic prophylaxis. Interindividual variations in drug response, including single nucleotide polymorphisms, are related to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes in these drugs and may lead to a poor therapeutic response. This study aimed to evaluate...
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