Postoperative nausea and vomiting: Understanding the enigma

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 178-189

  Nelson, Todd P ^a,b  

^a Veterans Administration   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUTYROPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DROPERIDOL; ETOMIDATE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GRANISETRON; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; KETAMINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; AGITATION; AMNESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DYSPHONIA; DYSPHORIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETHARGY; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TORSADE DES POINTES; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WOUND HEALING; XEROSTOMIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; NAUSEA; VOMITING;

ANESTHESIA; ANTIEMETICS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VOMITING;

EID: 15944377734     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpan.2002.33207     Document Type: Article

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