Antipruritic and antiemetic effect of epidural droperidol: Comparative study between single and continuous epidural injection

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-218

  Lee, I H ^a   Lee, I O ^b,c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; ANaesthesia; Droperidol; Extradural; Fentanyl; Postoperative nausea and vomiting; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTIEMETICS; ANTIPRURITICS; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRURITUS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33344472684     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505002218     Document Type: Article

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