Lidocaine IV vs placebo or no treatment
Nausea · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether intravenous (IV) lidocaine changes postoperative nausea, 'overall' (0 to 24 h, to 48 h, to 72 h) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Continuous intravenous perioperative lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain and recovery in adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.78 [0.67, 0.91]35 studies · 1903 participantsVery low