Effect of dexamethasone on postoperative emesis and pain

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-86

  Liu, K ^a   Hsu, C C ^a   Chia, Y Y ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Pain, postoperative; Pharmacology, dexamethasone; Vomiting, incidence; Vomiting, nausea, postoperative

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0031974796     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.1.85     Document Type: Article

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