A surgical antiemetic protocol - Implementation and evaluation

Acute Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-68

  Negus, Bernard ^a   Markocic, Sonia ^a  

^a WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

5 HT3 antagonist; Antiemetic protocol; Metoclopramide; Post operative

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0344197427     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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