Clarifying the Impact of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Insights and Perspectives From a Meta-Regression Analysis

Po-Chih Chang; Ivy Ya-Wei Huang; Sian-De Liu; Chih-Kun Huang; Tsun-En Lin; Hong-Jie Jhou; Po-Huang Chen; Ting-Wei Chang

doi:10.1007/s11695-024-07189-2

Clarifying the Impact of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Insights and Perspectives From a Meta-Regression Analysis

Obes Surg. 2024 May;34(5):1944-1945. doi: 10.1007/s11695-024-07189-2. Epub 2024 Mar 23.

Authors

Po-Chih Chang^{1

2

3

4

5}, Ivy Ya-Wei Huang^{2

6}, Sian-De Liu⁷, Chih-Kun Huang⁸, Tsun-En Lin^{6

9}, Hong-Jie Jhou¹⁰, Po-Huang Chen¹¹, Ting-Wei Chang^{12

13}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
³ Weight Management Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁴ Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital/ Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁷ Department of Pharmacy, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital (Built and Operated By Chang Gung Medical Foundation), New Taipei City, 236, Taiwan.
⁸ Body Science and Metabolic Disorders International Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
⁹ Specialist Nursing Office, Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
¹¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
¹² School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. drchangtingwei@gmail.com.
¹³ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. drchangtingwei@gmail.com.

PMID: 38520656
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07189-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic*
Dexmedetomidine* / therapeutic use
Humans
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / drug therapy
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / prevention & control
Regression Analysis

Substances

Dexmedetomidine
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic