Infusions of subhypnotic doses of propofol for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 554-557

  Montgomery, J E ^a   Sutherland, C J ^a   Kestin, I G ^a   Sneyd, J R ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous; propofol; Complications; nausea, vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 0029997735     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb12563.x     Document Type: Article

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