Anesth Analg 2003;96:995-998
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA
Ginger Does Not Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Surgery
Leopold H. J. Eberhart, MD*,
Roswitha Mayer, MD ,
Oliver Betz, MD ,
Stergios Tsolakidis, MD ,
Wolfgang Hilpert, MD ,
Astrid M. Morin, MD*,
Götz Geldner, MD*,
Hinnerk Wulf*, and
Wulf Seeling
*Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg; and
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Leopold Eberhart, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Philipps-University, Baldingerstrasse, D-35033 Marburg, Germany. Address e-mail to eberhart{at}mailer.uni-marburg.de
IMPLICATIONS: The potential antiemetic effect of two different oral doses of the herbal remedy ginger (Zingiber officinale) to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in 180 patients undergoing gynecologic laparoscopy was investigated in this randomized, double-blinded trial. Ginger failed to reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting after these procedures.
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