Postoperative nausea and vomiting. Propofol or thiopentone: Does choice of induction agent affect outcome?

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 355-359

  Myles, P S ^a,b   Hendrata, M ^a   Bennett, A M ^a   Langley, M ^a   Buckland, M R ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Department of Research ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous: propofol; Complications: postoperative nausea, vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0029895018     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400309     Document Type: Article

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