The efficacy of ginger root in the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after outpatient gynaecological laparoscopy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 506-510

  Visalyaputra, S ^a   Petchpaisit, N ^a   Somcharoen, K ^a   Choavaratana, R ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, day case; Antiemetics, ginger, droperidol; Complications, nausea, vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GINGER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANTIEMETICS; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NAUSEA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VOMITING; ZINGIBERALES;

EID: 0031924607     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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