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Comparison of Acustimulation and Ondansetron for the Treatment of Established Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

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2002

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Margarita Coloma, Paul F. White, Babatunde Ogunnaike, Scott D. Markowitz, Philip M. Brown, Alex Q. Lee, Sally B. Berrisford, Cynthia A. Wakefield, Tijani Issioui, Stephanie B. Jones,
Anesthesiology

Abstract

Acustimulation with the ReliefBand can be used as an alternative to ondansetron for the treatment of established PONV. However, the use of ondansetron (4 mg intravenously) in combination with the ReliefBand device improved the complete response rate to the acustimulation therapy.