Antiemetic efficacy of ondansetron with patient-controlled analgesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 880-882

  Davies, P R F ^c   Warwick, P ^a   O'Connor, M ^b  

^a Pain Management Service

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesic techniques; patient controlled analgesia; Vomiting; incidence, antiemetics, ondansetron

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

EID: 0029831896     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb12625.x     Document Type: Article

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