Perineal pruritus after iv dexamethasone administration [3]

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 749-750

  Perron, Gino ^a   Dolbec, Pierre ^a   Germain, Julie ^a   Béchard, Philippe ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PREDNISOLONE 21 PHOSPHATE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; BLUNT TRAUMA; BOLUS INJECTION; BURNING SENSATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; ORAL SURGERY; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN TINGLING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS;

EID: 0142180170     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018722     Document Type: Letter

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