Evaluation of postural stability after low-dose droperidol in outpatients undergoing gynaecological dilatation and curettage procedure

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 819-823

  Song, D ^a   Chung, F ^a   Yogendran, S ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications; Hypnotics butyrophenone, droperidol; Recovery; Surgery, gynaecological

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NAPROXEN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURETTAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SIDE EFFECT; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING; TABLET FORMULATION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VERTIGO;

EID: 0036270361     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.6.819     Document Type: Article

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