Treatment of hiccup during general anaesthesia or sedation: A qualitative systematic review

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-244

  Kranke, Peter ^a   Eberhart, L H ^a   Morin, A M ^a   Cracknell, J ^b   Greim, C A ^a   Roewer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Research design, meta analysis; Signs and symptoms, digestive, hiccup

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXTROMORAMIDE; EDROPHONIUM; EPHEDRINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEFOPAM; NIKETHAMIDE; PERVITINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HICCUP; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SEDATION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HICCUP; MEDLINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 1642569109     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000401     Document Type: Review

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