Antiemetic efficacy of prophylactic dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) vs ondansetron (Zofran): A randomized, prospective trial in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 926-929

  Kothari, S N ^a   Boyd, W C ^a   Bottcher, M L ^a   Lambert, P J ^a  

^a Gundersen Lutheran   (United States)

Author keywords

Dramamine; Ondansetron; Prophylactic dimenhydrinate; Zofran

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; ONDANSETRON;

ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO; VOMITING; BILE DUCT DYSKINESIA; BILIARY COLIC; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER POLYP; LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY; MALE; PORCELAIN GALLBLADDER; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; STUDENT T TEST;

ANTIEMETICS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DIMENHYDRINATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033681152     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640080055     Document Type: Article

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