Randomized clinical trial of the effect of preoperative dexamethasone on nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-299

  Feo, C V ^a,b   Sortini, D ^a   Ragazzi, R ^a   De Palma, M ^a   Liboni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; KETOPROFEN; ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS; ANTIEMETICS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645092122     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5252     Document Type: Article

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