Comparison of acupressure bands and droperidol for reducing post-operative nausea and vomiting in gynecologic surgery patients

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-265

  Schultz, Alyce A ^a   Andrews, Adrienne L ^b   Goran, Susan F ^c   Mathew, Terri ^a   Sturdevant, Nancy ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b New England Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^c Southern Maine Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; PLACEBO;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242594547     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0897-1897(03)00057-0     Document Type: Article

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