Prophylactic therapy with granisetron in the prevention of vomiting after paediatric surgery. A randomized, double-blind comparison with droperidol and metoclopramide

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-153

  Fujii, Yoshitaka ^a,b   Tanaka, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Complications; Droperidol; Metoclopramide, granisetron; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; GRANISETRON; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; GRANISETRON; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 0031931798     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1998.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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