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Table 1 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) medications and administration

From: Aprepitant versus ondansetron in preoperative triple-therapy treatment of nausea and vomiting in neurosurgery patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Group I

Group II

Preoperative PONV medications:

4 mg ondansetron intravenously + placebo PO

40 mg aprepitant PO + intravenous placebo

25 mg Promethazine intravenous

25 mg Promethazine intravenous

10 mg dexamethasone intravenous

10 mg dexamethasone intravenous

Postoperative PONV rescue therapy:

Multiple 4 mg ondansetron

Multiple 4 mg ondansetron