Prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting after thyroidectomy: Combined antiemetic treatment with dexamethasone and ginger versus dexamethasone alone

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 209-214

  Tavlan, Aybars ^a   Tuncer, Sema ^a   Erol, Atilla ^a   Reisli, Ruhiye ^a   Aysolmaz, Gökhan ^a   Otelcioglu, Seref ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; GINGER EXTRACT; PLACEBO; TENOXICAM;

ADULT; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETCHING; THYROIDECTOMY; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROMES; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREMEDICATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645548263     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: 11732563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200626040-00005     Document Type: Article

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