Treating 'rebound' emesis following outpatient gynecologic laparoscopy: The efficacy of a two-dose regimen of droperidol and ondansetron

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-125

  Warrick, Paul D ^b   Belo, Susan E ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Droperidol; Emesis; Nausea and vomiting; Ondansetron; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REBOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 0033006723     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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