Nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic surgery: A comparison of propofol and thiopentone/halothane anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-9

  Klockgether Radke, A ^a   Piorek, V ^a   Crozier, T ^a   Kettler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Anaesthetics intravenous; Complications; Halothane; Laparoscopy; Nausea; Propofol; Surgery; Volatile; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030045224     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199601000-00002     Document Type: Article

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