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

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 835-840

  Lopez Olaondo L ^a,b   Carrascosa, F ^a   Pueyo, F J ^a   Monedero, P ^a   Busto, N ^a   Saez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Universitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pharmacology, dexamethasone; Pharmacology, ondansetron; Surgery, gynaecological; Vomiting, antimetics; Vomiting, nausea

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030004187     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.6.835     Document Type: Article

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