Combination of ondansetron and droperidol in the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-122

  Pueyo, F J ^a,b   Carrascosa, F ^a   Lopez, L ^a   Iribarren, M J ^a   Garcia Pedrajas F ^a   Saez, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BROMAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 0029946696     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199607000-00021     Document Type: Article

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