A meta-analysis of nausea and vomiting following maintenance of anaesthesia with propofol or inhalational agents

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 433-445

  Sneyd, J R ^a   Carr, A ^a   Byrom, W D ^b   Bilski, A J T ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inhalational agents, propofol; Meta analysis; Nausea, vomiting

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL;

AGE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISOFLURANE; METHYL ETHERS; NARCOTICS; NAUSEA; NITROUS OXIDE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0031739286     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1998.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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