Comparison of ondansetron, dimenhydrinate versus placebo as PONV prophylaxis for outpatient gynecological laparoscopy

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 187-191

  Sandhu, Harminder S ^a   Stockall, Carol A ^a   Ganapathy, Sugantha ^a   Spadafora, Salvatore M ^a   Watson, James T ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Dimenhydrinate; Laparoscopy; Ondansetron; PONV

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIVACURIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0032849863     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(99)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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