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__Background__: Postoperative vomiting is a common complication after strabismus surgery. The combination of dexamethasone and ondansetron decreases vomiting after strabismus surgery, while dexamethasone alone decreases vomiting after tonsillectomy in children. We compared the effect of dexamethasone alone to ondansetron plus dexamethasone on postoperative vomiting among children undergoing strabismus surgery. __Methods__: Healthy children, aged 2–14 years, who were undergoing strabismus surgery were entered into this randomized, blocked and stratified study. Patients were administered 0.5 mg·kg^−1^ midazolam p.o., 20–30 min preoperatively when indicated. The patients had an intravenous induction with 2.5–3.5 mg·kg^−1^ propofol or an inhalation induction of anaesthesia with halothane and N~2~O. All patients were given 20 μg·kg^−1^ atropine i.v. Study drugs were administered in a double‐blind fashion. Both groups received 150 μg·kg^−1^ dexamethasone i.v. Group D patients received placebo and group OD received 50 μg·kg^−1^ of ondansetron i.v. Anaesthesia was maintained with halothane and N~2~O. Postoperative fluid, vomiting and pain management were standardized. Patients were followe

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Author

William M. Splinter

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1155-5645)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)