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Is Droperidol Escaping the Black Box?
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 16, No 3 | a403 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajaa.v16i3.403
| © 2010 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: South African Society of Anaesthesiologists
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 June 2010
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 June 2010
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Catherine Eve Hanauer,, South AfricaFull Text:
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It has been suggested that postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is more debilitating than postoperative pain and results in extensive morbidity. Stimuli for nausea and vomiting are multifactorial. The necessity for multimodal antiemesis, and the efficacy of different pharmacotherapeutic agents, is thus riddled with debate and controversy.
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droperidol, PONV
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