Effect of Gramsetron Combined with Dexamethasone on Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting after One-trocar Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children / 实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the efficacy of prophylactic use of gramsetron(Gra) combined with dexamethasone(DEX) on preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting(PONV) after umbilical one-trocar laparoscopic appendectomy(UOTLA)in children.Methods Sixty children requring UOTLA under general anesthesia were allocated randomly into 3 groups,and each of group included 20 children.Group saline(C),group Gra 40 ?g/kg,group Gra 40 mg/kg and group DEX 0.2 mg/kg(Gra+DEX) were respectively injected intravenously after appendectomy performed outside the abdominal cavity during the operation.Results The incidence of PONV decreased significantly in group Gra and group Gra+DEX than that in group C(Pa