Nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 437-444

  Tyndall, Antoinette ^a,b   Nyström, Karin V ^a   Funk, Marjorie ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROMETHAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PROMETHAZINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0031279902     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.6.437     Document Type: Article

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