Management of Postoperative Vomiting in Pediatric Patients

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 99-117

  Olutoye, Olutoyin ^a   Watcha, Mehernoor F ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE; DESFLURANE; DICLOFENAC; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DROPERIDOL; EDROPHONIUM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOTHANE; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; IBUPROFEN; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROPOFOL; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEVOFLURANE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DROWSINESS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SMOKING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 0142126362     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004311-200341040-00009     Document Type: Review

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