Evaluation of the Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting for ambulatory surgery patients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-80

  Fetzer, Susan J ^a,b   Hand, Mark C ^c   Bouchard, Pat A ^d   Smith, Heather ^d   Jenkins, Mary Beth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Elliot Hospital   (United States)

^c Durham Technical Community College   (United States)

^d Concord Hospital   (United States)

^e Elliot One Day Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Day surgery; Nausea; Nursing; Retching; Rhodes Index; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 3042837775     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03067.x     Document Type: Article

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