Oculocardiac reflex and postoperative vomiting in paediatric strabismus surgery. A randomised controlled trial comparing four anaesthetic techniques

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Tramer M R ^a   Sansonetti, A ^a   Fuchs Buder, T ^a   Rifat, K ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Pharmacology: lignocaine, nitrous oxide, ondansetron, propofol; Surgery: strabismus, oculocardiac reflex; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATROPINE; EMLA; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULOCARDIAC REFLEX; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STRABISMUS; VOMITING;

EID: 0031973871     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05091.x     Document Type: Article

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