Increased incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting without additional analgesic effects when a low dose of intravenous fentanyl is combined with a caudal block

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 334-338

  Kokinsky, Eva ^a   Nilsson, K ^a   Larsson, L E ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Fentanyl; Nausea; Pain; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0038391475     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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