SGEM#144: That Smell of Isopropyl Alcohol for Nausea in the Emergency Department

Studi estratti dal podcast di Dr. Ken Milne

• 2016Isopropyl Alcohol Nasal Inhalation for Nausea in the Emergency DepartmentEmergency & ResuscitationIn80 emergency department patients with nausea,nasally inhaled isopropyl alcoholreducednausea scores at 10 minutescompared withinhaled saline placebo.
• 2018Aromatherapy for treatment of postoperative nausea and vomitingOtherIn 1036 adults and children with postoperative nausea and vomiting, aromatherapy reduced rescue antiemetic use compared with placebo, but not nausea severity.
• 2011Prophylactic isopropyl alcohol inhalation plus IV ondansetron versus ondansetron aloneOtherIn 76 patients at high risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting, adding inhaled isopropyl alcohol to IV ondansetron did not reduce nausea or vomiting compared with ondansetron alone.