Droperidol and dimenhydrinate alone or in combination for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting after nasal surgery in male patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 790-795

  Eberhart, L H J ^a   Seeling, W ^a   Hartschuh, T ^a   Morin, A M ^a   Georgieff, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti emetics; Antihistaminics; Butyrophenons; Drug combination; Randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DROPERIDOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033378123     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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