Effects of droperidol dosage on postoperative emetic symptoms following pediatric strabismus surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-39

  Stead, Stanley W ^a,b   Beatie, Christopher D ^a,c   Keyes, Mary A ^a   Isenberg, Sherwin J ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UCLA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, ophthalmologic: droperidol; Emetic symptoms; Nausea and vomiting, postoperative; Pediatric ophthalmology

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STRABISMUS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1342279458     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.05.006     Document Type: Article

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