Comparison of the antiemetic effects of ondansetron and dexamethasone on middle ear surgery

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 646-651

  Isik, Berrin ^a   Cekmen, Nedim ^a   Arslan, Mustafa ^a,b   Ozsoylar, Ozgur ^a   Kordan, Aysegul Z ^a   Akcabay, Mehmet ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPYRONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONDANSETRON; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646576494     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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