Comparison of ondansetron and placebo for preventing postoperative nausea and emesis in gastrointestinal tract surgery: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 172-177

  Kyokong, Oranuch ^a   Somboonviboon, Wanna ^a   Visalyaputra, Shusee ^b   Pausawadi, Somsri ^c   Saratan, Pramote ^d   Vongvises, Pramote ^e  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^e PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Comparison; Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery; Multicenter Trial; Nausea and Emesis; Ondansetron; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 0042781046     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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