PONV: A problem of inhalational anaesthesia?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 485-500

  Apfel, Christian C ^a   Stoecklein, Katrin ^b   Lipfert, Peter ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pathophysiology; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Predictive models; Risk factors; Volatile anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; ENFLURANE; ETHER; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GRANISETRON; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; LIVER ENZYME; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PIRITRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEVOFLURANE; TROPISETRON;

ABNORMAL SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANXIETY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH INTUBATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TORSADE DES POINTES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 19944398476     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2005.03.001     Document Type: Review

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