The efficacy of ginger in prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting after outpatient gynecological laparoscopy

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 244-250

  Pongrojpaw, Densak ^a   Chiamchanya, Charoenchai ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ginger; Laparoscopy; Nausea; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PROPHYLAXIS; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GINGER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037867832     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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