Treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7418, 2003, Pages 762-763

  Tramèr, Martin R ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUTYROPHENONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANESTHESIST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141639685     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7418.762     Document Type: Editorial

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