2019
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.411/v1
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Dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in children undergoing non-cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a frequent and distressing complication of general anaesthesia in paediatric patients. Dexamethasone was reported to prevent PONV in previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the role of dexamethasone in the prevention of PONV in children undergoing non-cardiac surgery. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched to identify randomized trials that reported the efficac… Show more

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“…The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for systematic reviews of effectiveness 28 . The a priori protocol has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020185607) and is available as an unpublished manuscript 29 . PROSPERO was updated to reflect additional authors that joined the review in November 2020.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The systematic review was conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for systematic reviews of effectiveness 28 . The a priori protocol has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020185607) and is available as an unpublished manuscript 29 . PROSPERO was updated to reflect additional authors that joined the review in November 2020.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…28 The a priori protocol has been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020185607) and is available as an unpublished manuscript. 29 PROS-PERO was updated to reflect additional authors that joined the review in November 2020.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%