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Prophylaxis and management of antineoplastic drug induced nausea and vomiting in children with cancer

Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2016
Antineoplastic drug induced nausea and vomiting (AINV) is a major adverse event which deeply impacts the quality of life of children with cancer. It additionally causes distress to parents and negatively impacts compliance to therapy.
Sidharth Totadri
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The impact of prophylactic dexamethasone on nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundWe carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of prophylactic dexamethasone on post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV), post-operative pain, and complications in patients undergoing thyroidectomy.MethodsWe ...
Zhenhong Zou, Yuming Jiang, Mingjia Xiao, Ruiyao Zhou   +3 more
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Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]

, 2016
PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre, Lee, Chee Ping, Loh, Kep Yong, Ng, Raymond, Ng, Terence   +4 more
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Complete esophageal obstruction following endoscopic variceal band ligation [PDF]

, 2013
Variceal hemorrhage is a potential complication of portal hypertension. Besides medical management, endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) has emerged as a promising prophylactic tool proving to be superior to sclerotherapy.
Abhijit Bhatia, Anita Ahmed, Carlton Sexton, Harjit Chahal   +3 more
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Organisation of Health Care During an Outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999. [PDF]

, 2004
Organising health care was one of the tasks of the International Scientific and Technical Committee during the 1998-1999 outbreak in Durba/Watsa, in the north-eastern province (Province Orientale), Democratic Republic of Congo.
Borchert, M, Colebunders, R, Kinuani, L, Libande, M, Mustin, J P, Muyembe-Tamfum, J J, Olinda, L A, Pirard, P, Sleurs, H, Tshioko, F, Tshomba, A   +10 more
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Cannabinoids, Blood–Brain Barrier, and Brain Disposition

Pharmaceutics, 2020
Potential therapeutic actions of the cannabinoids delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are based on their activity as analgesics, anti-emetics, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-seizure compounds.
Fabrizio Calapai, Luigi Cardia, Emanuela Elisa Sorbara, Michele Navarra, Sebastiano Gangemi, Gioacchino Calapai, Carmen Mannucci   +6 more
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Comparative study on effects of dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone on the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Acute Disease, 2022
Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients scheduled for laparoscopic surgery.
Manpreet Singh, Awadh Bihari Tiwari, Priya Taank, Shalendra Singh, Amrinder Kaur, Munish Sood, Rahul Yadav   +6 more
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Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Maps Early Axonal Loss and a Unique Progressive Signal in Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To delineate specific in vivo white matter pathology in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) and define its clinical relevance. Methods DSI was performed on 42 NIID patients and 38 matched controls.
Kaiyan Jiang, Yixiu Pei, Xiaobao Hu, Ying Xiong, Fang Wang, Yanyan Yu, Min Zhu, Dandan Tan, Meihong Zhou, Daojun Hong, Fuqing Zhou   +10 more
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Intravenous palonosetron compared with a combination of ramosetron and dexamethasone in preventing post operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing gynaecological surgeries under spinal anaesthesia, a randomised study

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
Background and Aims: Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common complications in patients undergoing gynaecological surgeries under spinal anaesthesia (SA).
Archana B Narayanappa, Shivakumar Gurulingaswamy, Umesh N Prabhakaraiah, Somsundar R Gurushanth, Vinay Sapare, Nagaraj Goud   +5 more
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Therapeutic Perspectives for the Perioperative Period in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC)

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2022
The perioperative period is the relatively short window of time, usually measured in days or weeks, around the surgical procedure. Despite its short duration, this time period is of great importance for cancer patients.
Antoine Galmiche, Antoine Galmiche, Zuzana Saidak, Zuzana Saidak, Jérémie Bettoni, Jérémie Bettoni, Martial Ouendo, Martial Ouendo, Sylvie Testelin, Sylvie Testelin   +9 more
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