Prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Advances in Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue , 2004, Pages 61-95

  Collins, J John ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXY 5 TRIFLUOROMETHOXYBENZYLAMINO) 2 PHENYLPIPERIDINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUTYROPHENONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CYCLIZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DROPERIDOL; EPHEDRINE; GINGER EXTRACT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GRANISETRON; HYDROXYZINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ONDANSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; TROPISETRON;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; AGITATION; AKATHISIA; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INFORMATION; DYSKINESIA; DYSPHORIA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GINGER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MOTION SICKNESS; NURSING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEPTIC ULCER; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SEDATION; STRABISMUS SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINE RETENTION; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

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