Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation versus ondansetron in the prevention of postoperative vomiting following pediatric tonsillectomy

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-413

  Kabalak, Ayla A ^a,b   Akcay, Murat ^a   Akcay, Feryal ^a   Gogus, Nermin ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Tugba Apartments 5/2   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN 2 ANTAGONIST; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; TONSILLECTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTICAL ACUPOINT STIMULATION;

ANTIEMETICS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONDANSETRON; PARENTS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TONSILLECTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22244446458     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.407     Document Type: Article

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