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Dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in children undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2019-02-26
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent and distressing complication of general anaesthesia in paediatric patients. Dexamethasone was reported to prevent PONV in previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the role of dexamethasone in the prevention of PONV in children undergoing non-cardiac surgery. METHODS:...
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- b28f1cbd-0a42-5ac7-b438-17649d109530
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.2.411/v1
