Low-Dose Granisetron for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Prophylaxis

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 710-713

  Corman, Shelby L ^a   Skledar, Susan J ^a,b   Ansani, Nicole T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Granisetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; GRANISETRON; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE;

CONSTIPATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTIEMETICS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GRANISETRON; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 1542638842     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1D328     Document Type: Review

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