Droperidol-supplemented anaesthesia decreases post-operative nausea and vomiting but impairs post-operative mood and well-being

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 290-297

  Eberhart, L H J ^a   Seeling, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droperidol; Neuroleptanaesthesia; Postoperative, mood; Well being, nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; THYROIDECTOMY; VOMITING; WELLBEING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; AFFECT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIEMETICS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0033038962     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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