Disturbing post-operative symptoms are not reduced by prophylactic antiemetic treatment in patients at high risk of post-operative nausea and vomiting

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 761-771

  Alkaissi, Aidah ^a   Gunnarsson, H ^b   Johnsson, V ^b   Evertsson, K ^a   Ofenbartl, L ^c   Kalman, S ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vastervik Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Eksjo Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antiemetic prophylaxis; Droperidol; Granisetron; Headache; Post operative fatigue; Post operative nausea and vomiting

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GRANISETRON; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL DISORDER; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; GRANISETRON; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENOTHIAZINES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3042663087     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-5172.2004.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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