Dexamethasone reduces postoperative vomiting and pain after pediatric tonsillectomy

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 392-397

  Elhakim, Mokhtar ^a   Ali, Naglaa M ^a   Rashed, Inas ^a   Riad, Mostafa K ^a   Refat, Mona ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; DYSPHAGIA; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUSHING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWALLOWING; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037974640     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021038     Document Type: Article

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