A comparison of the effects of droperidol and the combination of droperidol and ondansetron on postoperative nausea and vomiting for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 481-485

  Awad, Imad T ^a   Murphy, Deirde ^a   Stack, Damian ^a   Swanton, Brian J ^a   Meeke, Rodney I ^a   Shorten, George D ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Droperidol; Laparoscopic; Nausea and vomiting; Ondansetron; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0036861846     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00394-X     Document Type: Article

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