Multimodal antiemetic therapy and emetic risk profiling

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-205

  Ho, Kok Yuen ^a   Chiu, J W ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nausea; PONV; Risk factors; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXY 5 TRIFLUOROMETHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 2 PHENYLPIPERIDINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GRANISETRON; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIVACURIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; RAMOSETRON; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEVOFLURANE; STEROID; SUFENTANIL; TROPISETRON; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOFOPITANT;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ADULT; AGING; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; META ANALYSIS; MOTION SICKNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROTOXICITY; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QT PROLONGATION; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TORSADE DES POINTES; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL DISORDER; WOUND INFECTION; WRIST;

EID: 17444365071     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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