Propofol maintenance to reduce postoperative emesis in thyroidectomy patients: A group sequential comparison with isoflurane/nitrous oxide

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 625-629

  Brooker, C D ^a,b   Sutherland, J ^a   Cousins, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous: propofol; Complications: postoperative nausea, vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; THYROIDECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 0032408660     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600602     Document Type: Article

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