Comparison of oral dolasetron and ondansetron in the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting in children

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 831-835

  Karamanlioglu, Beyhan ^a   Turan, A ^a   Memis, D ^a   Sut N ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiemetics, dolasetron, ondansetron; Complications, nausea, retched, vomiting; Patients, children

Indexed keywords

DOLASETRON MESILATE; METHYLENE BLUE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; ZOFRAN ZYDIS;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; STRABISMUS SURGERY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANTIEMETICS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; ONDANSETRON; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; QUINOLIZINES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141929552     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503001340     Document Type: Article

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