Prevention of vomiting after strabismus surgery in children: Dexamethasone alone versus dexamethasone plus low-dose ondansetron

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 591-595

  Splinter, William M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Complications; Drugs; Odansetron, dexamethasone; Paediatric; Strabismus; Surgery; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; HALOTHANE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; LENGTH OF STAY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRABISMUS SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; STRABISMUS;

EID: 0035725481     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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