Low-dose dexamethasone reduces nausea and vomiting after epidural morphine: A comparison of metoclopramide with saline

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-23

  Tzeng, Jann Inn ^a   Hsing, Chung Hsi ^a   Chu, Chin Chen ^a   Chen, Ying Hui ^a   Wang, Jhi Joung ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural: Morphine; Antiemetics: Dexamethasone, metoclopramide; Nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 0036180595     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00345-2     Document Type: Article

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