Prospective application of a simplified risk score to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 478-484

  Rüsch, Dirk ^a,b,h   Eberhart, Leopold ^c   Biedler, Andreas ^d   Dethling, Jürgen ^e   Apfel, Christian C ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie UKGM Gießen Marburg Standort Marburg   (Germany)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 21244439914     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016526     Document Type: Article

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