Prophylactic antiemetic effect of dexamethasone in women undergoing ambulatory laparoscopic surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 459-462

  Wang, J J ^a   Ho, S T ^a   Liu, H S ^a   Ho, C M ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pharmacology; Surgery, laparoscopy; Vomiting, antiemetics, nausea

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0034101026     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013470     Document Type: Article

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