Postoperative vomiting (POV) in the paediatric outpatient general surgical population

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 144-146

  Goh, J C Y ^a   Ng, A S B ^b   Sim, K M ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Paediatric outpatient general surgical population; Postoperative; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE AGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0032963742     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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