Prophylactic antiemetics in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a requiem?
Information regarding the incidence of PONV after oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures remains scanty. We conclude that there does not appear to be a rationale for the prophylactic administration of antiemetic drugs in such surgical procedures. A watch-and-wait policy and simple GL may provide significant relief. Antiemetic medications are to be considered only in case of non-responders and intractable PONV.
In these experiments, GDNF moderately protected rat retina from ischemia-reperfusion injury, possibly by preventing apoptosis in retinal cells.