Profilactic use of dexamethasone for postoperative vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Bulgarian Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-32

  Stefanov, Ch ^a   Dimov, R ^a   Deenichin, G ^a   Dimov, E ^a   Molov, V ^a   Ali, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Postoperative vomiting

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 24944545184     PISSN: 08619883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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