Ondansetron given before induction of anesthesia reduces shivering after general anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1423-1427

  Powell, Robert M ^a   Buggy, Donal J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SHIVERING;

EID: 0034119116     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200006000-00032     Document Type: Article

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