Dexamethasone prevents postoperative nausea and vomiting more effectively in women with motion sickness

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 232-237

  Lee, Yi ^a   Lai, Hsien Yong ^a   Lin, Pei Chin ^a   Huang, Shen Jer ^a   Lin, Youh Sheng ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETOROLAC; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTION SICKNESS; MYOMECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECIPIENT; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SALPINGOSTOMY; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

EID: 0037358445     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017790     Document Type: Article

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