Current Concepts in the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Table 2

Antiemetic doses and timing for administration in adults.

Drug	Dose	Timing
Ondansetron	4–8 mg IV	At end of surgery
Dolasetron	12.5 mg/IV	At end of surgery
Granisetron	0.35–1mg IV	At end of surgery
Tropisetron	5 mg IV	At end of surgery
Dexamethasone	5–10 mg IV	At induction
Droperidol	0.625–1.25 mg IV	At end of surgery
Ephedrine	1–2 mg/KG IV	At end of surgery
Prochlorperazine	5–10 mg IV	At end of surgery
Promethazine	12.5–25 mg IV	At end of surgery
Scopolamine	Transdermal patch	Applied prior evening or 4 hr before end of surgery

Based on the original article by Gan et al. [52].