Prophylactic antiemetics for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A comparison of perphenazine, droperidol plus ondansetron, and droperidol plus metoclopramide

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 494-498

  Steinbrook, Richard A ^a   Gosnell, James L ^a   Freiberger, Dubravka ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Postoperative complications (nausea, vomiting); Surgery, laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETICS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 0032167982     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00077-4     Document Type: Article

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