Management of postoperative nausea and vomiting in ambulatory surgery

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 347-365

  Cameron, David ^a   Gan, Tong Joo ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXY 5 TRIFLUOROMETHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 2 PHENYLPIPERIDINE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLIZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DROPERIDOL; GINGEROL; HALOPERIDOL; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NABILONE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; AMNESIA; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MYDRIASIS; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREDICTION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUDDEN DEATH; URINE RETENTION; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0038792817     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8537(03)00017-8     Document Type: Review

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