Posttonsillectomy vomiting. Ondansetron or metoclopramide during paediatric tonsillectomy: Are two doses better than one?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Rose, John B ^a   Martin, Thalia M ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anti emetics: metoclopramide; Complications: vomiting; Ondansetron; Outpatient; Surgery: tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBOS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 0030344785     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1996.tb00351.x     Document Type: Article

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