Reduction of emetic symptoms during cesarean delivery with antiemetics: Propofol at subhypnotic dose versus traditional antiemetics

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 423-427

  Numazaki, Mitsuko ^a   Fujii, Yoshitaka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiemetics; Cesarean section; Droperidol; Metoclopramide; Propofol

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; INTRALIPID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD; VOMITING;

EID: 0344063399     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(03)00086-2     Document Type: Article

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