Intrathecal addition of morphine to bupivacaine is not the cause of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-86

  Weber, Eric W G ^a   Slappendel, Robert ^a,b   Gielen, Mathieu J M ^a   Dirksen, Ris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intrathecal morphine; Major joint surgery; Metoclopramide; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; TROPISETRON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; VOMITING;

EID: 0031886829     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-199823010-00015     Document Type: Article

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