Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Antiemetic Efficacyof Propofol–A Clinical Study

Dr Anand Parmeshwar Satkar, Dr Nikhil Sharma, Dr Swapnil Deshmukh, Dr. Ananta Hazarika

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Post operative nausea and vomiting(PONV) is a major concern in anaesthesia practice. Varieties of drugs have been used but are less popular due to their side effects. There are reports of propofol being used as an alternative to 5HT3 antagonists for PONV, as it possesses antiemetic property. Thus we undertook this study to find out the antiemetic efficacy of propofol in post operative period. A randomized controlled trial was carried out in 60 patients posted for elective surgical procedure under general anaesthesia. The patients belong to age group of 18–50 years of ASA grade 1 and 2. They were grouped in two, Group 1– 20 patients; received normal saline and used as control  Group 2– 20 patients; received 0.5mg/kg of propofol. The incidence of retching and vomiting was 14.52% with propofol as compared to normal saline which was 36.24%.

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Dr Anand Parmeshwar Satkar, Dr Nikhil Sharma, Dr Swapnil Deshmukh, Dr. Ananta Hazarika Antiemetic Efficacyof Propofol- A Clinical Study Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.7 July 2014

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