Comparison of laser acupuncture and metoclopramide in PONV prevention in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Butkovic, Diana ^a   Toljan, Sanja ^a   Matolic, Martina ^a   Kralik, Sandra ^a   Radešić, Ljerka ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Children; Laser acupuncture; Metoclopramide; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Sevoflurane anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; ETOMIDATE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TESTIS;

EID: 13244265774     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01388.x     Document Type: Article

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