Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation with the ReliefBand® for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 581-584

  Habib, Ashraf S ^a   Itchon Ramos, Nilda ^a   Phillips Bute, Barbara G ^a   Gan, Tong J ^a   Muir, Holly A ^a   Dwane, Peter D ^a   Breen, Terrance W ^a   Olufolabi, Adeyemi J ^a   Schultz, John R ^a   Panni, Moeen K ^a   Lacassie, Hector J ^a   Melnick, Abigail ^a   Spahn, Tede ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOMITING;

EID: 31444437634     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000189217.19600.5c     Document Type: Article

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