A comparison of prophylactic ondansetron and metoclopramide administration in patients undergoing major neurosurgical procedures

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1162-1164

  Pugh, S C ^a   Jones, N C ^b   Barsoum, L Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Surgery; neurological; Vomiting; nausea antiemeties

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0030479562     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15060.x     Document Type: Article

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