Transcutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation in Preventing and Treating Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Electroconvulsive Therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 194-196

  Kramer, Barry Alan ^a   Kadar, Andrew G ^a   Clark, Kerri ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Electroconvulsive therapy; Nausea

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTION SICKNESS; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0348141835     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200312000-00004     Document Type: Article

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