• P M Weir, H M Munro, P I Reynolds, I H Lewis, and N C Wilton.
• Section of Pediatric Anesthesiology, C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
• Anesth. Analg. 1993 Apr 1;76(4):760-4.

AbstractA prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted to examine the effect of a propofol infusion on the incidence of postoperative emesis in children undergoing outpatient strabismus surgery. Seventy-eight children, aged 3-12 yr, were allocated randomly to receive either nitrous oxide and halothane or nitrous oxide and a propofol infusion for the maintenance of anesthesia. The overall incidence of vomiting during the first 24 h was 64% in those receiving halothane and 41% in those receiving the propofol infusion; this difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In children who received no opioids postoperatively, the incidence of vomiting in the first 24 h was 71% in the halothane group and 24% in the propofol group; this difference was also significant (P = 0.001). We conclude that propofol was effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative emesis in pediatric outpatient strabismus surgery.

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