Postoperative nausea and vomiting in diagnostic gynaecological laparoscopic procedures: Comparison of the efficacy of the combination of dexamethasone and metoclopramide with that of dexamethasone and ondansetron

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-306

  Maddali, Madan Mohan ^a   Mathew, J ^a   Fahr, J ^a   Zarroug, A W ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Anti emetics; Dexamethasone; Metoclopramide; Ondansetron; Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DIMENHYDRINATE; DROPERIDOL; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 1542749926     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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