Triple Combination of Fosaprepitant, Dexamethasone and Palonosetron Versus Combination of Dexamethasone and Palonosetron for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery

摘要

2021 MAY 05 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - Staff editors report on the newly launched clinical trial, NCT04853147, which has the following summary description: "Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are common in patients, especially in patients at high risk. PONV may result in prolonged hospital stay and threaten patients' life. Because the etiology of PONV is very complex, there is an increasing focus on combining antiemetics from different classes for PONV prophylaxis. Fosaprepitant is a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist to prevent PONV. Palonosteron is a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist with high efficacy and sustained action for PONV prophylaxis. Dexamethasone belongs to corticosteroid and also has the ability to reduce the incident of PONV. This study aims to use the combination of these three drugs in high-risk patients to test whether triple therapy is better than combination of palonosteron and dexamethasone to prevent PONV."