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| Patients | Premedication-Dose-Route | Steps | Duration | Success rate |
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| Syrigou et al. (2009) [58] | 3 | None | From 1 : 100000 to 1 : 1 in 13 steps | 8 hours | 100% |
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| Castells et al. (2008) [53] | 1 | Diphenhydramine or hydroxyzine 25 mg po or iv, famotidine 20 mg iv or ranitidine 50 mg iv, lorazepam (0.5–1 mg po or iv as needed for anxiety) | From 1 : 100 to 1 : 1 in 12 steps | 5.8 hours | 100% |
|
| Nozawa et al. (2008) [59] | 1 | Famotidine 20 mg iv QD, Dexamethasone 20 mg iv QD, diphenhydramine 50 mg po QID, domperidone 10 mg po QID, hydrocortisone 100 mg iv QD, granistron 3 mg iv QD | From 1 : 10000 to 1 : 1 in 5 steps | 8 hours | 100% |
|
| Wrzesinski et al. (2007) [60] | 1 | Famotidine 20 mg iv BID, Dexamethasone 20 mg iv QD, diphenhydramine 50 mg iv QD, magnesium sulfate 1 g iv BID, calcium gluconate 1 g iv BID, ondasetron 8 mg iv BID | From 1 : 10000 to 1 : 1 in 5 steps | 6 hours | 100% |
|
| Edmondson et al. (2007) [61] | 1 | None | From 1 : 10000 to 1 : 2 in 12 steps | 205 minutes | 100% |
|
| Herrero et al. (2006)[62] | 5 | None | From 0.003 to 0.75 mg/min in several steps | 5-6 hours | 100% |
|
| Mis et al. (2005) [63] | 1 | Dexamethasone 20 mg iv, prednisolone 20 mg po QID, diphenhydramine 50 mg iv, cimetidine 300 mg iv, magnesium sulfate 1 g iv, calcium gluconate 1 g iv, ondasetron 8 mg iv | From 1 : 10000 to 1 : 1 in 5 steps | 8 hours | 100% |
|
| Lim et al. (2004) [64] | 1 | Diphenhydramine 50 mg po QID and 30 mg iv QD, metoclopramide 9 mg iv QD | Continuous fixed rate | 24 hours | 100% |
|
| Gammon et al. (2004) [65] | 1 | Dexamethasone iv, hydrocortisone 100 mg iv, diphenhydramine iv | From 1 : 10000 to 1 : 1 in 5 steps | 8 hours | 100% |
|
| Schüll et al. (2001) [66] | 1 | Dexamethasone iv (high dose), antihistamine iv, ondasetron 8 mg iv | Continuous fixed rate | 48 hours | 100% |
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