A Dose Ranging Study of Dexamethasone for Preventing Patient-Controlled Analgesia-Related Nausea and Vomiting: A Comparison of Droperidol with Saline

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1066-1071

  Lee, Yi ^a   Lai, Hsien Yung ^a   Lin, Pei Chin ^a   Lin, Youh Sun ^a   Huang, Shen Jer ^a   Shyr, Ming Hwang ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 1642420540     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000105875.05357.A0     Document Type: Article

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