Strategies to reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting: Does metoclopramide have a role?

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1009-1015

  Beattie, W Scott ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRAMADOL;

ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037000623     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017893     Document Type: Editorial

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