• Y Fujii and H Tanaka.
• Department of Anesthesiology, Toride Kyodo General Hospital, Toride City, Ibaraki, Japan.
• J. Pediatr. Surg. 2001 Mar 1;36(3):460-2.

Background/PurposeA history of motion sickness is one of the patient-related factors associated with postoperative vomiting (POV). This study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of granisetron, droperidol, and metoclopramide for the prevention of POV after tonsillectomy in children with a history of motion sickness.MethodsIn a prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial, 90 pediatric patients, aged 4 to 10 years, received granisetron, 40 microg/kg; droperidol, 50 microg/kg; or metoclopramide, 0.25 mg/kg (n = 30 of each) intravenously after an inhalation induction of anesthesia. Emetic episodes and safety assessments were performed during the first 24 hours after anesthesia.ResultsTwenty-two of 30 patients (73%) who had received granisetron were emesis free during the first 24 hours after surgery as compared with 7 of 30 (23%) who had received droperidol (P <.05) or 6 of 30 (20%) who had received metoclopramide (P <.05). No clinically serious adverse events were observed in any of the groups.ConclusionProphylactic therapy with granisetron is superior to droperidol or metoclopramide for the prevention of POV after tonsillectomy in children with a history of motion sickness.

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