Clarifying the Impact of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Insights and Perspectives From a Meta-Regression Analysis

Affiliations

• ¹ School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ³ Weight Management Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁴ Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁵ Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁶ Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital/ Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁷ Department of Pharmacy, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital (Built and Operated By Chang Gung Medical Foundation), New Taipei City, 236, Taiwan.
• ⁸ Body Science and Metabolic Disorders International Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
• ⁹ Specialist Nursing Office, Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ¹⁰ Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
• ¹¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
• ¹² School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. [email protected].
• ¹³ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. [email protected].