Dexamethasone for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled studies;Dexamethason zur prophylaxe von ubelkeit und erbrechen in der postoperativen phase

Anaesthesist

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 713-720

  Eberhart, L H J ^a   Morin, A M ^a   Georgieff, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Drug combination; Meta analysis; Numbers needed to treat (NNT); Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DROPERIDOL; GRANISETRON; ONDANSETRON; PERPHENAZINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0033823454     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002508     Document Type: Article

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