Vomiting, retching, headache and restlessness after halothane-, isoflurane- and enflurane-based anaesthesia: An analysis of pooled data following ear, nose, throat and eye surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 658-663

  Van Den Berg, A A ^a,b   Honjol, N M ^a   Mphanza, T ^a   Rozario, C J ^a   Joseph, D ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Morbidity: retching, vomiting, headache; Pharmacology: halothane, isoflurane, enflurane; Surgery: ear, nose, throat, ophthalmic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BALANCED ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CODING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; VOMITING;

EID: 0031807036     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05298.x     Document Type: Article

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