Efficacy of mirtazapine in preventing intrathecal morphine-induced nausea and vomiting after orthopaedic surgery

Nausea and vomiting are frequent complications of intrathecal morphine. In this randomised, double-blind trial, we tested the efficacy of mirtazapine, an antidepressant that blocks receptors associated with vomiting, on the incidence of nausea and vomiting after intrathecal morphine. One hundred pat...

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