Acupressure versus intravenous metoclopramide to prevent nausea and vomiting during spinal anesthesia for cesarean section

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 342-345

  Stein, Deborah J ^a,b   Birnbach, David J ^a   Danzer, Brett I ^a   Kuroda, Maxine M ^a   Grunebaum, Amos ^a   Thys, Daniel M ^a  

^a Coll Phys Surgs of Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTIEMETICS; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 0031057264     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199702000-00018     Document Type: Article

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