Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Dolasetron Versus Droperidol for Prophylaxis of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 472-477

  Loewen, Peter ^a,b,c   Lamb, Sheila ^a   Clugston, Patricia ^a  

^a VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Vancouver Coastal Health Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; TREMOR; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINOLIZINES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0242485224     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SAP.0000070650.60249.2F     Document Type: Article

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