Tropisetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in women undergoing gynecologic surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 338-341

  Alon, Eli ^a   Kocian, Roman ^a   Nett, Philipp C ^a   Koechli, Ossi R ^b   Baettig, Urs ^a   Grimaudo, Vito ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

^c Sandoz Wander Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PLACEBO; THIOPENTAL; TROPISETRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VOMITING; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; VOMITING;

EID: 0030020756     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199602000-00022     Document Type: Article

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