Prospective randomized, double-blind comparative study of dexamethasone, ondansetron, and ondansetron plus dexamethasone as prophylactic antiemetic therapy in patients undergoing day-case gynaecological surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 588-592

  Thomas, R ^a,b   Jones, N ^a  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Vomiting, antiemetics; Vomiting, incidence; Vomiting, nausea

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0034795492     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.4.588     Document Type: Article

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