High-dose ondansetron regimen vs droperidol for morphine patient-controlled analgesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 384-386

  Dresner, M ^a,b   Dean, S ^a   Lumb, A ^a   Bellamy, M ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Pharmacology, droperidol; Pharmacology, ondansetron; Vomiting, antiemetics; Vomiting, incidence

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0031670879     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.3.384     Document Type: Article

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