Comparison of ondansetron and prochlorperazine for the prevention of nausea and vomiting after adenotonsillectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-451

  Van den Berg, A A ^a  

^a Riyadh Military Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Pharmacology, ondansetron; Pharmacology, prochlorperazine; Surgery, otolaryngological; Vomiting, antiemetics; Vomiting, nausea

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030027338     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.3.449     Document Type: Article

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