Preoperative dexamethasone reduces nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lc) is one of the most common,popular and accepted procedure for the patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis. although serious adverse events are uncommon after laparoscopic cholecystectomy,50% to 75% of patients experience postoperative nausea or vomiting (ponv). several randomized controlled trials have shown that single preoperative dose of inj. dexamethasone is effective in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting and antiemetic requirement after laparoscopic cholecystectomy,as it is freely available,economical and the single dose is not associated with any significant side effects,it should,therefore,be used more frequently in the patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.